Click on a state below to see information about its policies in a few key areas, including: The income limit up to which a family of three can qualify for child care assistance, as an annual dollar amount and as a percentage of the 2019 federal poverty level ($21,330 a year for a family of three); The number of children or families on the waiting list for child care assistance (if the state places eligible children and families who apply for assistance on a waiting list); The provider payment rate for center care for a one-year-old whose family is receiving child care assistance, in the state’s most populous city/county/region, and a comparison of that rate to the federally recommended level (the 75th percentile of current market rates) for that type of care. (author abstract)