Child Care Facts
 

Some food for thought.....

The words spoken by primary caregivers to children in their early years account for 59% of the cognitive accomplishments of pre-school children

A child's development of social and emotional skills is directly related to the closeness of their relationship with their caregiver.

• Percentage of mothers with children under 6 who are in the workforce 64%
• Percentage of mothers with children under 1 who are in the workforce 57%
• Percentage of children under age 6 living with BOTH parents 73%
• Percentage of children under age 5 with working moms that work non-daytime hours 32% (3.6 million children)
• Percentage of children under age 5 with working mothers who have multiple child care arrangements 25% (2.8 million children)
• Percentage of parents who work in the private sector that have guaranteed unpaid parental leave through the Family Medical Leave Act 45%
• Percentage of mothers who return to work within the first year after giving birth 64%
• Percentage of child care referral requests for infants/toddler care 45%
• Percentage of child care referral requests for pre-school care 30%
• Percentage of child care referral requests for school age care 25%
• Number of children who need care while their mothers work 11.3 million
• Percentage of children between 5-14 home alone after school 19% (4.2 million)
• Primary care arrangements for children under age 5

Grand parent 19%
Other Relative 6%
Child care center 18%
Pre-school 5%
Non-relative 4%
Family child care home 7%
Other 5%

• Average numbers of hours per ,week children under age 6 spend in child care 36 hours
• Number of Child Care Centers 118,947 (Accredited 9%)
• Number of Family Care Homes 232,923 (Accredited 0.86%)