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2021 Delaware Cost of Care Study: Preliminary report for the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services, Division of Social Services

Description:

The goal of the 2021 Delaware Cost of Care Study was to collect survey data on the cost of child care in Delaware. The Delaware Division of Social Services planned to use the data to develop alternative ways to determine reimbursement rates for child care services purchased by the state. Two surveys were developed (one for center child care and one for family child care), were administered starting in January 2021, and asked questions on a wide range of cost categories including: staffing costs, training costs, facilities costs, meal costs, office costs, classroom costs and other costs. There were also questions regarding the effects of COVID on costs, enrollments and staffing levels, as well as questions related to the effects of health and safety regulations, questions related to satisfaction with staff pay, hiring, and turnover, and questions related to perceptions of the Delaware STARS quality rating system. (author abstract)

Resource Type:
Reports & Papers
Country:
United States
State(s)/Territories/Tribal Nation(s):
Delaware

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