Child Care and Development Fund, Report to Congress for Fiscal Years 2004 and 2005
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| Table 5a––Child Care and Development Fund National Average (Weighted) Monthly Percentages of Children in Child Care by Age Category and Type of Care (FY 2004) |
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| Age Group | Child's Home | Family Home | Group Home | Center | Weighted Averages |
| Infants (0 to <1 yr) | 7% | 35% | 5% | 53% | 100% |
| Toddlers (1 yr to <3 yrs) | 6% | 30% | 5% | 59% | 100% |
| Preschool (3 yrs to <6 yrs) | 6% | 23% | 4% | 67% | 100% |
| School Age (6 yrs to <13 yrs) | 12% | 33% | 4% | 52% | 100% |
| 13 Years and Older | 20% | 45% | 5% | 29% | 100% |
| 13+ yrs | 8% | 29% | 4% | 59% | 100% |
| All Ages | 8% | 29% | 4% | 59% | 100% |
| Notes applicable to all tables: | |
| 1. | The source for this table is ACF-801 data for FY 2004. |
| 2. | All counts are "adjusted" numbers of families and children. These "adjusted" numbers represent the number funded through CCDF only. The "adjusted" number is the raw or "unadjusted" number reported by the State multiplied by the pooling factor as reported on the ACF-800. A few States have indicated that the pooling factor reported on the ACF-800 is not applicable to the ACF-801. This report takes all these factors into consideration in calculating the "adjusted" numbers or percentages. |
| 3. | All States provide an actual "unadjusted" count of families served each month. For States reporting full population data, the number of child records reported each month was directly counted. However, for States that only submit samples, the ratio of children-to-families was determined each month from the samples and then multiplied by the reported number of families to obtain an estimate of the "unadjusted" number of children served each month. The "unadjusted" average number of families and children were obtained from the monthly numbers in the Federal Fiscal Year (FFY). (The "unadjusted" numbers are not necessarily the total number of families or children served in a State, because some States only report the number served by CCDF in the ACF-801 and thus report a 100-percent pooling factor but still serve additional children and families with separate State funds.) |
| 4. | For tables that report percentages, national percentages are based on the “adjusted” national counts. In other words, the national percentages are equivalent to a weighted average of the State percentages, where the weights are the “adjusted” number of families or children served as appropriate. A table with a "0-percent" indication often means the value is less than 0.5 percent rather than actually zero. In a few instances, the sum of the categories may not appear to add up to exactly 100 percent because of rounding. |
| 5. | At the time of publication, Guam and Puerto Rico had not yet reported ACF-801 data for FFY 2004. Three other Territories submitted less than 12 months of ACF-801 data; American Samoa submitted 5 months, the Northern Mariana Islands submitted 11 months, and the Virgin Islands submitted 4 months. |
| 6. | Connecticut does not report ACF-801 data on all or nearly all children served by contracted centers. Wisconsin has been reporting some children that are authorized for care but do not receive care. Nebraska has been reporting child records for some children that do not receive a subsidy if other children in the same family are receiving a subsidy. Alaska's reported population does not accurately reflect the population served by CCDF due to sampling difficulties (which the State is trying to resolve). Furthermore, Alaska does not report any children in foster care or families headed by a child. |
| Notes applicable to this table: | |
| 1. | Nationally 2.4 percent of the children were excluded from the above table because either their age was invalid/not reported or one more setting elements of the child's setting record(s) were invalid or not reported. |
| 2. | The National values were determined by multiplying each State's percentage by the adjusted number of children served for each State, summing across the States and then dividing by the adjusted number of children served for the Nation. "Adjusted" means adjusted to represent CCDF funding only. |
| 3. | Some children are reported to have multiple settings for the same month. If a child was in more than one of the above setting categories within the same month, the child was counted in each setting in proportion to the number of hours of service received in each setting. For example if the child spent 70 hours in a setting and 30 hours in a child's home, the child would be scored as 0.7 count in Center and 0.3 count in Child's Home (proportional counting). |
Table 6a. Average Monthly Hours of Child Care by Age Group and Type of Care >>