Description:
This study examines child care market rates in Kentucky in 2013. All 2,782 licensed and certified child care facilities in the state were surveyed, with responses received from 1,647. Market rates are calculated for full- and part-time care, by provider type, and by child age, as well as by region. Rates range from to $20 per day for part-time family child care for a school-age child to $28 per day for full-time center-based care for an infant. Rates have increased across the state since 2005, from $3 to $11 per day depending on care type. Rural child care is less expensive than urban child care, though the difference in rates has closed over time. More than 85 percent of facilities accept child care subsidies. Forty-two percent of facilities participate in the state quality rating and improvement system (QRIS), with similar rates charged by QRIS participants and nonparticipants
Resource Type:
Reports & Papers
Funder(s):
Country:
United States
State(s)/Territories/Tribal Nation(s):
Kentucky