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

2005 estimated population: 4,173,405
U.S. Census 2005 Population Estimate

2000 population: 4,041,769
U.S. Census 2000

• An average of 11,172 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 = $1,736,595
  (FY 2006 CCDF Allocations and Earmarks, U.S. Dept. of HHS, ACF)

• 875 children served by 11 grantees are in Early Head Start
  (2006 Early Head Start Funded Enrollment)
  (EHSNRC Database-September 2006)
  
  
• 57% 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)

• 3,549 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

1:5 for birth to 1 year; 1:6 for 1 - 2 years; 1:10 for 2 - 3 years; 1:12 for 3 to 4 years

These staff-to-child ratios also apply to Group Family Child Care.

(State Licensing Regulations)

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

1:6 (with no more than 4 children under 1 year)

(State Licensing Regulations)

163,414 Children under the age of 3 live in Kentucky

U.S. Census 2005 Population Estimate

49% of Kentucky 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....... $4,639

Cost of child care for an infant as percent of
median income for two-parent families ..... 8%

Cost of child care for an infant as percent of
median income for single parent families... 32%           

Cabinet for Health and Family Services
275 East Main Street 3W-B
Frankfort, Kentucky 40621-001