Illinois Families Cost of Child Care - INCCRRA

Illinois Families and the

Cost of Child Care

FY 2013 Report

Illinois Families and the Cost of Child Care FY 2013 Report

? INCCRRA 2013 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form ? except in case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews ? without prior written permission from INCCRRA.

About INCCRRA

The Illinois Network of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies (INCCRRA) is a statewide organization which ? in partnership with 16 local Child Care Resource and Referral (CCR&R) agencies ? is a recognized leader, catalyst, and resource for making high quality, affordable early care and education and school-age care options available for children and families in Illinois.

Mission

To provide early childhood professionals with access to education, training and workforce development opportunities and to enhance and promote the Child Care Resource & Referral System throughout Illinois.

Vision

All children in Illinois have access to healthy, safe, nurturing, enriching and respectful early childhood educational and out-of-school time experiences.

Acknowledgements

INCCRRA is grateful to the Child Care Resource and Referral (CCR&R) agencies in Illinois for their time and dedication to collecting and maintaining accurate data. Without them, this report would not be possible. This report was completed by Joellyn Whitehead, Director of Data and Research, and Christine Bruckner, Program Evaluation Specialist. Thank you also to Aditya Shahi who began work on this project during his internship with INCCRRA through Illinois Wesleyan University.

Table of Contents

Cost of Care and the Trilemma of Early Care and Education........................................................................... 1 Overview............................................................................................................................................................. 3 Discussion of Major Findings from the Data............................................................................................. 5?14

Current Availability of Care............................................................................................................................................................... 5 Cost of Child Care................................................................................................................................................................................. 6 Child Care Affordability................................................................................................................................................................. 7?9 Child Care Costs Compared to Other Expenditures................................................................................................................. 9

Child Care Costs vs. College Costs............................................................................................................................................. 9 Child Care Costs vs. Housing Costs........................................................................................................................................ 10 Child Care Costs vs. Household Expenses........................................................................................................................... 10 Child Care Expense in Rural and Urban Counties............................................................................................................11?12 Child Care Costs and Poverty...................................................................................................................................................12-13 Easing the Burden of Child Care Costs........................................................................................................................................ 13 Increasing the Quality of Care.................................................................................................................................................13?14 Conclusion...................................................................................................................................................14?15 Sources........................................................................................................................................................16?17 Appendices.............................................................................................................................................. 19?154 Appendix A: 2004-2012 Child Care Providers and Spaces.......................................................................................... 19?25 Appendix B: 2004-2012 Average Annual Cost of Full-Time Child Care by County............................................ 27?35 Appendix C: 2004-2012 Affordability Ranking of Licensed Child Care Centers.................................................. 37?55 Appendix D: 2004-2012 Affordability Ranking of Licensed Group Family Child Care...................................... 57?69 Appendix E: 2004-2012 Affordability Ranking of Licensed Family Child Care.................................................... 71?91 Appendix F: 2012 Average Child Care Costs and Median Housing Costs........................................................... 93?104 Appendix G: 2012 Average Child Care Costs and Public College Tuition and Fees.......................................105?112 Appendix H: 2012 Affordability Ranking of Child Care for Single Mothers......................................................113?120 Appendix I: 2012 Average Child Care Costs and Poverty Levels..........................................................................121?143 Appendix J: 2012 Rural-Urban Cost Difference for Child Care..............................................................................145?152 Appendix K: Resources........................................................................................................................................................153?154

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List of Figures and Tables

List of Figures

Figure 1: Availability of Care in Illinois in 2012........................................................................................................................... 6 Figure 2: Percentage of Income Spent on Family Child Care for Two Children for Single Mother and Two-Parent Families............................................................................................................................................................................. 9 Figure 3: Cost of Care for Two Children in a Center Compared to Tuition and Fees for Two College Students in Illinois................................................................................................................................................................................................ 10 Figure 4: 2012 Child Care Center Costs for Two Children Compared to Other Major Household Expenses in Illinois................................................................................................................................................................................................ 10 Figure 5: Percentage of Families with Children under 5 Years in Poverty by County in Illinois.............................. 12

List of Tables

Table 1: Average Weekly Cost of Child Care in Illinois by Licensed Setting by Age Group........................................ 6 Table 2: Top 10 Least-Affordable Counties for Infant in a Child Care Center in 2012................................................... 8 Table 3: Top 10 Least-Affordable Counties for 4-Year-Old in a Child Care Center in 2012.......................................... 8 Table 4: Top 10 Least-Affordable Counties for Infant in a Group Family Child Care Home in 2012........................ 8 Table 5: Top 10 Least-Affordable Counties for 4-Year-Old in a Group Family Child Care Home in 2012............... 8 Table 6: Top 10 Least-Affordable Counties for Infant in a Family Child Care Home in 2012...................................... 8 Table 7: Top 10 Least-Affordable Counties for 4-Year-Old in a Family Child Care Home in 2012............................. 8 Table 8: Rural-Urban Continuum Codes for the State of Illinois....................................................................................... 11

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