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)
2005 Data
- Who’s Minding the Kids? Child Care Arrangements: Spring 2005
2002 Data
- Who’s Minding the Kids? Child Care Arrangements: Winter 2002 (P70-101)
1999 Data
- Who’s Minding the Kids? Child Care Arrangements: Spring 1999
1997 Data
- Who’s Minding the Kids? Child Care Arrangements: Spring 1997 (P70-86)
1995 Data
- Who’s Minding the Kids? Child Care Arrangements: Fall 1995 (P70-70)
1994 Data
- Who’s Minding Our Preschoolers? Fall 1994 (Update) (P70-62)
- My Daddy Takes Care of Me! Fathers as Care Providers: Fall 1994
1993 Data
- My Daddy Takes Care of Me! Fathers as Care Providers (P70-59)
- Who’s Minding Our Preschoolers? (P70-53)
- What Does It Cost to Mind Our Preschoolers? (P70-52)
Census Of Service Industries
- Child Care Establishment Types: 2002 presented at the 2006 Population Association of America annual conference [PDF 49k | Excel 33k]
- Report
- Population Division Working Paper No. 55: State Estimates of Child Care
Establishments: 1977 - 1997
- Report
- Population Division Working Paper No. 21: State Estimates of Organized
Child Care Facilities
- Detailed Tables - Working Paper
No. 21
- Overview of 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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