Early Childhood Care and Education Variables

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  Set the income eligibility limit for child care subsidies at or above 200% FPL. (2009)1 Increased the child care subsidy reimbursement rate within the last two years to be at or above the 75th percentile of the market rate. (2008)2 Annually redetermine eligibility for child care subsidies, which can promote consistent caregiving relationships. (2008)5 Supplement Early Head Start with state or other federal funds. (2008)6 Fund a pre-kindergarten program and/or supplement Head Start. (2009)7
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National 17 10 22 17 43
Alabama No No No No Yes
Alaska Yes No No No Yes
Arizona No No Yes No Yes
Arkansas No Yes No No Yes
California Yes No Yes No Yes
Colorado No No3 No No Yes
Connecticut Yes No No No Yes
Delaware No No No No Yes
District of Columbia Yes No Yes Yes Yes
Florida No No4 Yes No Yes
Georgia No No Yes No Yes
Hawaii Yes No No No No
Idaho No No No No Yes
Illinois Yes No No Yes Yes
Indiana No Yes No No No
Iowa No No No Yes Yes
Kansas No No Yes Yes Yes
Kentucky No No Yes No Yes
Louisiana No No Yes No Yes
Maine Yes Yes No Yes Yes
Maryland No No Yes Yes Yes
Massachusetts Yes No Yes Yes Yes
Michigan No No Yes No Yes
Minnesota No No No Yes Yes
Mississippi No No No Yes No
Missouri No No Yes No Yes
Montana No Yes No No No
Nebraska No No Yes Yes Yes
Nevada Yes No No Yes Yes
New Hampshire Yes No No No Yes
New Jersey Yes No Yes No Yes
New Mexico Yes No No Yes Yes
New York Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
North Carolina Yes No Yes No Yes
North Dakota No No No No No
Ohio No No Yes No Yes
Oklahoma No No Yes Yes Yes
Oregon No Yes No Yes Yes
Pennsylvania Yes No No No Yes
Rhode Island No No No No Yes
South Carolina No Yes Yes No Yes
South Dakota Yes Yes No No No
Tennessee No No No No Yes
Texas No No4 Yes No Yes
Utah No Yes No No No
Vermont No No Yes Yes Yes
Virginia No No4 Yes No Yes
Washington Yes No No No Yes
West Virginia No No No No Yes
Wisconsin No No No Yes Yes
Wyoming No Yes No No No
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Data Notes & Sources

  1. Schulman, Karen; Blank, Helen. 2009. State Child Care Assistance Policies 2009: Most States Hold the Line, But Some Lose Ground in Hard Times. National Women's Law Center. http://www.nwlc.org (accessed October 23, 2009).
  2. State reimbursement rates are compared to the 75th percentile of market rates (the rate that allows parents access to 75 percent of providers in their community) because federal regulations recommend that rates be set at this level. A state is considered to have rates that were based on current market prices if the market survey used to set its rates was conducted no more than two years earlier (so, for example, rates used in 2005 were considered current if set at the 75th percentile of 2003 or more recent market rates). The data in these tables reflect states' basic rates. Some states may have higher rates for particular types of care such as higher-quality care or care for children with special needs.
    Karen Schulman and Helen Blank, State Child Care Assistance Policies 2008: Too Little Progress for Children and Families, National Women's Law Center, September 2008.
  3. County decision
  4. Local decision
  5. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families. 2008. Report of State and Territory Plans, FY 2008—2009. http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov (Accessed February 24, 2009)
  6. Schumacher, Rachel; DiLauro, Elizabeth. 2008. Building on the Promise: State Initiatives to Expand Access to Early Head Start for Young Children and their Families. Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy and Zero to Three Policy Center.
  7. Barnett, W. Steven; Epstein, Dale J.; Friedman, Allison H.; Boyd, Judi Stevenson; Hustedt, Jason T. 2009. The State of Preschool 2009. New Brunswick, NJ: National Institute for Early Education Research. http://nieer.org (accessed August 13, 2010).