Child Care and Early Edcuation in Oregon: Current Status & Trends Oregon Child Care Research Partnership Researchers Roundtable October 31, 2006

Key Aspects of Child Care and Early Education Supply Child care and early education captures arrangements made for care and education of young children and before/after school care for school age children Term “child care” used for ease of communication Demand—the arrangements families make for their children Supply—the number of available slots of center and family child care Child care market—the portion of the child care supply that is for pay, active, and available to community children Prices—the amount market providers charge families Availability—amount of market care available to families

Primary Care Arrangement of U.S. Children under Age 5: 2002 Source: Johnson, J.O. (2005). Who’s Minding the Kids? Child Care Arrangements, Winter (U.S. Census Bureau P70-101). Washington DC: U.S. Deparment of Commerce

Primary Paid & Unpaid Child Care Arrangements of Oregon Children Under 5: 2004 Source: Oregon Population Survey, 2004

Comparison of Paid and Unpaid Care of Children in US and Oregon Sources: U.S. Census and Oregon Population Survey Note: Differences in survey questions and designs limit comparability

Primary Paid Care Arrangement of Oregon Children Under Age 5: 2004 Source: Oregon Child Care Research Partnership. (2006). Oregon Population Survey 2004

Family types of children birth to age13 vary by county type, percentage with employed parents does not vary Source: Analysis or Oregon Population Survey 2004, Family Policy Program, Oregon State University

Amount and type of paid care used varies by county type: Oregon children (birth to 13) Source: Analysis or Oregon Population Survey 2004, Family Policy Program, Oregon State University

Regulated by CCD and Enrolled by R&R  69,480 Slots  additional 582 providers were regulated but not giving care as of June 2004 or could not be reached 103,777 Slots Enrolled with R&R and Exempt from Regulation 22,780 Slots plus 450 exempt and not enrolled known to R&R 23,230 Regulated by CCD and Not Enrolled with R&R 11,067 Slots Market care is: 1. For pay, 2. Available to community children, and 3. Available as of June Market providers are “open for business”. Oregon Child Care Market 2004 Sources: Child Care Division and Oregon Child Care Resource and Referral Databases, June 30, 2004

Rough estimate of primary caregivers of children birth to age 13 Assumes parent is primary caregiver if parent is not employed. Source: Oregon Population Survey 2004,

Estimated number of children birth to age 13 in different types of primary care Unemployed parent241,539 Paid child care167,572 Unpaid family, friend, and neighbor 218,263 Total number of Oregon children under age ,374 Assumes parent is primary caregiver if parent is not employed and that child not with either parent or paid caregiver is in unpaid FFN care. Sources: Oregon Population Survey 2004 and Population Research Center, Portland State University.

Family, friend, and neighbors (FFN) represent majority of nonparental caregivers SourceCentersFCCPaid FFN Unpaid FFN OCCRP1,4465,903NA OPS- supply estimate Regular basis 8,977 Not regular 13,898 NA OPS- demand estimate 72,754* Assumes 3 children per family, friend or neighbor caregiver Source: Databases of OCCRRN & CCD, Oregon Population Survey

Child Care Trends 1990 to 2006

Trends in Child Population : 1990 to 2004 Sources: Center for Population and Census, Portland State University, except for 1996 and 1998 when population estimates were made by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services Number of Children

Trends in Child Care Demand in Oregon: Children ages birth to 13 Source: Oregon Population Survey. Note:In 1992 paid relatives were included in either In-Home or Family Child Care depending on where care was given.

Trends in Demand for Center and Family Child Care and Employment of Females Aged 18 to 39 Center Care Sources: Oregon Population Survey.and Local Area Unemployment Statistics, Oregon Employment Department Family Care Center & FCC Employment of Females 18 to 39

Trends in Supply of Center and Family Child Care Center Care Family Care Source: Combination of CCR&R data and CCD Regulatory Data.

Child Care Market Supply and Demand Center and Family Child Care for Children under Age 13 1 Demand data for 1990 collected for children under age 16. Although we adjusted for the additional three years, since child care usage is greatest for children under age 5, this number overestimates child care demand. The 1990 supply estimate is an underestimate as not all of the state was covered by an R&R. Sources: Oregon Population Survey, combined CCD Regulatory and R&R data. 1

Trends in Child Care Market Prices Family Care Hourly Prices at 75 th Percentile Infant Toddler Preschool Center Care Monthly Prices at 75 th Percentile Preschool Toddler Infant Sources: Oregon Child Care Market Rate 1994, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, and

Trends in Prices and Demand Full Time Toddler Prices at 75 th Percentile Center Care Family Care Sources: Oregon Child Care Market Rate and Oregon Population Survey. 1 Demand for Child Care Slots Center and Family Care

Family Care Center Care Trends in Prices and Supply Full Time Toddler Prices at 75 th Percentile Center Care Family Care Supply of Child Care Slots Sources: Oregon Child Care Market Rate and combination of CCR&R data and CCD Regulatory Data. 1

Availability of Market Child Care: Changes in Supply Benchmark State Goal = 25 slots per 100 children Sources: Center for Population Research and Census at Portland State University and combined CCD Regulatory and CCR&R data.

Availability by Selected Counties: Changes in Supply Benchmark State Goal = 25 slots per 100 kids Sources: Center for Population Research and Census at Portland State University and combined CCD Regulatory and CCR&R data.