U.S. Census Bureau

Child Care

Information on child care costs and arrangements are collected on an intermittent basis in the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP). Detailed information from recent surveys and historical trends in selected areas are listed below. The Survey of Income and Program Participation is currently the only source the Census Bureau uses to collect child care information from families.

Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP)

2006 Data

  1. Who's Minding the Kids? Child Care Arrangements: Summer 2006
  2. Who's Minding the Kids in the Summer? Child Care Arrangements for Summer 2006. Lynda Laughlin and Joseph Rukus. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America. April 30-May 2, 2009.

2005 Data

  1. Who’s Minding the Kids? Child Care Arrangements: Spring 2005
  2. Child Care Constraints Among America's Families

2002 Data

  1. Who’s Minding the Kids? Child Care Arrangements: Winter 2002 (P70-101)

1999 Data

  1. Who’s Minding the Kids? Child Care Arrangements: Spring 1999

1997 Data

  1. Who’s Minding the Kids? Child Care Arrangements: Spring 1997 (P70-86)

1995 Data

  1. Who’s Minding the Kids? Child Care Arrangements: Fall 1995 (P70-70)

1994 Data

  1. Who’s Minding Our Preschoolers? Fall 1994 (Update) (P70-62)
  2. My Daddy Takes Care of Me! Fathers as Care Providers: Fall 1994

1993 Data

  1. My Daddy Takes Care of Me! Fathers as Care Providers (P70-59)
  2. Who’s Minding Our Preschoolers? (P70-53)
  3. What Does It Cost to Mind Our Preschoolers? (P70-52)

Census Of Service Industries

Current Population Survey

Historical Time Series Tables

Data Availability

Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) child care topical module data were collected in 1985-1988, 1990, 1991, 1993, and 1994. These data are available for purchase on CD-ROM and magnetic tape reels or cartridges through CenStore by clicking on the specific product you wish to order. SIPP data are also available free of charge on-line via the data extraction system (DES).

Previous publications are also available in CenStore.

Other Sources for Child Care Data

Other Related Topics

For Further Information

Contact the Fertility and Family Statistics Branch, U.S. Census Bureau 301-763-2416.

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