2007 Massachusetts Child Care Data Report. (published January 2008)
by the
Massachusetts CCR&R Network, Inc.
For additional information on the Massachusetts data report, please contact Corrine Corso, Network Coordinator, at 978-722-2544.
Massachusetts EOHHS Region 3
2007 Child Care Data Report (published January 2008)
2007 Child Care Center Staff Salary & Benefits Survey
by the Child Care Circuit
For additional information on the Region 3 data reports, please contact Corrine Corso at 978-722-2544 or via e-mail at ccorso@childcarecircuit.org.
Child Welfare League
Children in Massachusetts January 2008 Massachusetts Data
Children's Defense Fund
Grandparents & Other Relatives Raising Grandchildren - 2005 Massachusetts Data
The Alliance for Early Childhood Finance
The Alliance for Early Childhood Finance seeks more rational financing of childcare in America through inquiry, analysis and communication among childcare policy activists. Many publications on the issue of financing childcare may be downloaded from the site.
Annie E. Casey Foundation KIDS COUNT Child Care Data Book
The KIDS COUNT 2006 interactive database contains data on income and poverty, employment, education, and neighborhood characteristics.
Financing Matrix- Compiled by Louise Stoney, Alliance for Early Childhood Finance and Karen Edwards, Policy Research Services.
National Child Care Association Economic Impact Statement on child care in the United States.
This
study reports that Americans spent approximately $38 billion a year on licensed
programs creating income for approximately 2.8 million direct,
indirect and induced jobs, and generates almost $9 billion in tax revenues. In
addition, it reports that the child care industry directly employs more
Americans than public secondary schools, and is responsible for twice as many
jobs as the farming sector.
Investing in children
Child Care
Keeps Massachusetts Working
Please link here to find an economic impact statement on the significant contribution of the child care industry to the Massachusetts economy. This document was prepared by The National Economic Development & Law Center (NEDLC) with assistance from an advisory group of Massachusetts stakeholders. For more information, or to receive a copy of the report, contact the Department of Early Education & Care at 781-338-6370, or NEDLC at www.nedlc.org, (510) 251-2600.
Some other states statistical data on child care:
Economic
Impact of Vermont's Child Care Industry This report provides
documentation of the relationship between the insufficient supply of reliable,
affordable, accessible child care and the health of Vermont's economy.
The Economic Impact of Child Care in California is summarized in the publication, Child Care and Its Impact on California’s Economy.
The Economic Impact of Child Care in Minnesota This report informs policy makers, the business community, and the child care industry itself of the economic value that child care brings to Minnesota, enabling businesses to recruit employees, decrease absenteeism and turnover, and increase productivity; ensuring a strong economy in the future by preparing children for academic success; and generating more than 28,000 jobs and $962 million in gross receipts annually.
The Economic Impact of Child Care in North Carolina - While the educational and social impacts of child care are gaining public attention, the economic impacts of this growing industry are not well understood. This report shows the full value of the child care industry to the North Carolina economy. For the executive summary only.
Linking Economic Development & Child Care: Shows child care's impact on a local economy. Provides an analysis of the economic benefits for Tompkins County, NY, from investment in early childhood care and education.
"Learning
Between Systems: Adapting Higher Education Financing Methods to Early Care and
Education" by independent early-childhood consultant Teresa Vast -
Features of higher education financing are explored as potential strategies for
financing a system of high-quality early care and education. (July 2001)
Who's
Minding Our Preschoolers?
Almost half of preschoolers are cared for by relatives while
their mothers work. Read the Census Department's report detailing child care
arrangements for preschoolers as well as an earlier report discussing overall
family expenditures for child care.
The Cost and Quality of Full Day, Year- Round Early Care and Education in Massachusetts: Preschool Classrooms - The first of several reports on the cost and quality of early care and education in Massachusetts. For executive summary only.
Family Child Care Today: A Report of the Findings of The Massachusetts Cost/Quality Study: Family Child Care Homes - Addresses family child care in Massachusetts focusing on workforce issues, the quality of care in family child care homes, and its relationship to costs.