Child Care Data & Statistical Information

2008 Massachusetts Market Rate Study

2011 Massachusetts Child Care Data Report  (published January 2012)
by the  Massachusetts CCR&R Network, Inc.
http://www.MAChildcareresourcesonline.org

For additional information on the Massachusetts data report, please contact Corrine Corso, Network Coordinator, at 978-722-2544.

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Massachusetts EOHHS Region 3

2011 Child Care Data Report (published January 2012)

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.

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Government Accountability Office (GAO)

March - 2010 The GAO has released a report titled Overview of K-12 and Early Childhood Education Programs. The report is intended to brief legislators about the federal expenditure on K-12 and early childhood education programs.

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Child Welfare League
Children in Massachusetts January 2009 Massachusetts Data

Children's Defense Fund
Children in Massachusetts
Grandparents & Other Relatives Raising Grandchildren - 2000 Census Data

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Parents & the High Price of Child Care 

Report by NACCRRA on the issues facing parents with the high costs of care

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Quality Rating & Improvement System

The 2008 CAYL Schott Fellowship policy project - Recognizing Quality: Building a Quality Rating and Improvement System that Works for Massachusetts defines a quality rating system and describes the steps to develop a quality rating system in Massachusetts. This system has the potential to be a key part of the establishment of a fully integrated and adequately funded state system of early education and care that begins at birth.

To view other Schott Fellowship policy papers such as:

"Where Are the Men? Promoting Gender Diversity in the Massachusetts Early Childhood Workforce" or "Supporting Early Childhood Social and Emotional Development Across the Commonwealth" click here.

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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.

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Annie E. Casey Foundation KIDS COUNT Child Care Data Book
The KIDS COUNT 2010 interactive database contains data on income and poverty, employment, education, and neighborhood characteristics.

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Using Tax Credits to Promote High Quality Early Care & Education Systems
Tax Credits - Louise Stoney and Anne Mitchell November 20, 2007
Tax credits have been used in a variety of policy areas to encourage increased investments in programs seen as “social goods,” such as clean energy and charitable donations. This paper explores financing strategies for early childhood programs by examining whether carefully crafted individual or business tax credits/deductions could 1) help finance early care and education and 2) spur additional private investment and create incentives for families to use, and early childhood program to offer, high- quality services.

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Investing in children

Economic Impact Statement for Massachusetts 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, (510) 251-2600.

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Some other states statistical data on child care:
 
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.

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.

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"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)

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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.

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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.

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