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2015 Colorado child care market rate study

Description:
In Colorado, the Office of Early Childhood (OEC) establishes rates for child care subsidies across the state. The OEC contracted with The Evaluation Center (TEC) and School of Public Affairs (SPA), both within the University of Colorado Denver, to conduct the 2015 Colorado Child Care Market Rate Study. This study has two main goals. First, it identifies the prices charged for different types of care and age groups across Colorado to inform the rates reimbursed for child care through the Colorado Child Care Assistance Program (CCCAP). It then examines the extent to which the current subsidy rates meet the federal definition of equal access. Second, the study explores why licensed child care providers either limit or entirely opt out of accepting CCCAP-subsidized families and provides recommendations that would encourage more providers to participate in CCCAP. This report presents study findings from a statewide survey of Colorado licensed child care providers. (author abstract)
Resource Type:
Reports & Papers
Country:
United States
State(s)/Territories/Tribal Nation(s):
Colorado

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