Child Care and Development Fund, Report to Congress for Fiscal Years 2004 and 2005
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PART II: CCDF ADMINISTRATIVE DATA
For reporting purposes, the Child Care Bureau collects administrative data to know about the number of children and families served through the Child Care and Development Fund, as well as other caseload characteristics. Aggregate and case-level child care program information for the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) is required by Section 658K of the Child Care Development Block Grant Act as amended by the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 and as modified by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997.
MAJOR FINDINGSChildren Served Approximately 1.74 million children and 1 million families per month received child care assistance in FY 2004. Approximately 1.75 million children and 1 million families per month received child care assistance in FY 2005. Family Income Median monthly income for families served in FY 2004 was $1,256; about 14 percent of families had income that exceeded $2,000 per month. In FY 2005, median monthly income increased to $1,283, and nearly 15 percent of families had income that exceeded $2,000. TANF was reported as a source of income for 19 percent of families receiving services through CCDF in FY 2004 and FY 2005. Family Copayments Of those families with reported income in FY 2004 and FY 2005, approximately 71 percent paid a copayment. Of those families with copayments, child care copayments represented on average 6 percent of family income in FY 2004 and FY 2005. A majority of States and Territories (35 in FY 2004 and 36 in FY 2005) served families where the assessed family copayment was 5 percent or less of family income. Type of Care In both FY 2004 and FY 2005, approximately 58 percent of the children served were in centers; 28 percent in family child care homes; 8 percent in the child’s own home; and 4 percent in group homes (2 percent with invalid/not reported data). Care types for the remaining two percent were not reported. Regulatory Status of Providers In both FY 2004 and FY 2005, approximately three-fourths of children served were in regulated settings. Of the remaining one-quarter in unregulated settings, nearly 52 percent were in relative care compared to 48 percent in nonrelative care in FY 2005; 56 percent were in relative care compared to 44 percent in nonrelative care in FY 2004. Reasons for Care Eligibility for CCDF requires parents to be working or participating in education or training activities. States may also serve children in protective services through CCDF. In both FY 2004 and FY 2005, over 90 percent of families cited either employment or education and training as the reason for needing child care. The remaining families cited protective services as reasons for care. |