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Statistics on children, youth and families in Pennsylvania from the Annie E. Casey Foundation and Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children
Child Care Subsidy - Monthly average number of children in subsidized child care by provider type in Pennsylvania
Child Care Subsidy - Monthly average number of children in subsidized child care by provider type
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Note: Non-consecutive years appear adjacent in the trend line
because one or more years have been deselected.
because one or more years have been deselected.
Why This Indicator Matters
The availability of child care subsidies to low-income families increases the opportunity for them to access high-quality care for their children, enhancing their school readiness and increasing the likelihood that parents remain employed.
Definition and Source
PROVIDER
Definition
Child care subsidies are available to low-income working families to increase the opportunity for parents to obtain high-quality child care for their children while they work. The figures represent the monthly average over a fiscal year.
Provider Type
Center: The premises in which child care is provided at any one time for 7 or more children unrelated to the operator.
Group: A residence or another premise in which child care is provided at one time for more than 6 but fewer than 16 older school-age level children or more than 6 but fewer than 13 children of another age level who are unrelated to the operator.
Family: A home other than the child’s own home, operated for profit or not-for-profit, in which child care is provided at any one time to 4, 5 or 6 children unrelated to the operator.
Unregulated: A provider specifically exempt from certification or registration with the Department of Human Services with no more than 3 unrelated children.
Provider Type
Center: The premises in which child care is provided at any one time for 7 or more children unrelated to the operator.
Group: A residence or another premise in which child care is provided at one time for more than 6 but fewer than 16 older school-age level children or more than 6 but fewer than 13 children of another age level who are unrelated to the operator.
Family: A home other than the child’s own home, operated for profit or not-for-profit, in which child care is provided at any one time to 4, 5 or 6 children unrelated to the operator.
Unregulated: A provider specifically exempt from certification or registration with the Department of Human Services with no more than 3 unrelated children.
Data Source
Pennsylvania Departments of Education and Human Services, Office of Child Development and Early Learning
Notes
Updated December 2020
Last Updated
December 2020