KEY FACTS ABOUT
Children birth to 3 years, their families, and the child care system that serves them

2005 estimated population: 2,744,687
U.S. Census 2005 Population Estimate

2000 population: 2,688,418
U.S. Census 2000

• An average of 5,806 children 0–3 are served per month by the Child Care and Development Fund
  (FY 2005 ACF-801 data)

• In Federal Fiscal Year 2006 the Infant/Toddler Child Care and Development Fund Set-Aside = $922,380
  (FY 2006 CCDF Allocations and Earmarks, U.S. Dept. of HHS, ACF)

• 1,008 children served by 15 grantees are in Early Head Start
  (2006 Early Head Start Funded Enrollment)
  (EHSNRC Database-September 2006)
  
• 825 children served by 13 grantees are in Early Head Start*
  Early Head Start State Funded Enrollment
  (State of KS Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services—November 2003)
  
  *Kansas has 2 2 federally funded and 13 state funded EHS programs. The first figure represents the total number of EHS children and grantees. The second figure represents the number of children and grantees that are funded with State dollars.
  
  
  
• 41% of all the requests for child care to the child care resource and referral programs were for infant and toddler care
  (Child Care in America: 2006 State Fact Book, NACCRRA)

• 2,985 children under 3 receive early intervention services under IDEA, Part C
  (U.S. Dept. of Education, Office of Special Ed. Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS), 2005)

In Center-Based Care the staff-to-child ratios are

1:3 for 2 weeks to 18 months; 1:4 for infants to 6 years (maximum 2 infants); 1:5 for 12 to 30 months; 1:7 for 24 to 36 months

(State Licensing Regulations)

In Family Child Care the staff-to-child ratios are

1:6 with a maximum of 4 children under the age of 12 months allowed

(State Licensing Regulations)

257,903 Children under the age of 3 live in Kansas

U.S. Census 2005 Population Estimate

58% of Kansas Women with Children Under the Age of 3 Are in the Labor Force

Current Population Survey, March 2001

Average annual fee for full-time child care for
an infant in center based care....... $5,873

Cost of child care for an infant as percent of
median income for two-parent families ..... 9%

Cost of child care for an infant as percent of
median income for single parent families... 24%           

Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
Docking State Office Building
915 SW Harrison, 681 W
Topeka, KS 66612