Child Care Data Dashboard
Labor Force Participation of Mothers, 2010 - 2024
Labor Force Participation of Mothers by Marital Status, 1977 - 2022
Paid Child Care Use, 2009-2022
Child Care Wages, 2013-2024
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Funds Used for Child Care, 2010-2023
Child Care & Development Fund (CCDF) Expenditures
Child Care & Development Fund (CCDF) State Allocations
Trends in Home-based Child Care Businesses
Paid Care COVID Impact: 2019 - 2022
CCDF State and Territory Funding Allocations: All Years
- American Relief Act (ARA) of 2025 Allocation Tables (December 2024 Continuing Resolution through 3/14/25)
- GY2024 CCDF Funding Allocations (Based on Appropriations)
- GY 2023 CCDF Allocations (Based on Appropriations)
- GY 2022 CCDF Allocations (Based on Appropriations)
- GY 2021 Pre-Final CCDF Allocations (Including Redistributed Funds)
- GY 2021 CCDF Allocations (Based on Appropriations)
- GY 2020 CCDF Allocations (Based on Appropriations)
- GY 2020 Pre-Final CCDF Allocations (Including Redistributed Funds)
- GY 2019 Final CCDF Allocations (Including Redistributed Funds)
- FY 2019 CCDF Allocations (Based on Appropriations)
- FY 2018 Final CCDF Allocations (Including Redistributed Funds)
- FY 2018 CCDF Allocations (Based on Appropriations)
The Senate Reconciliation bill, legislation to reduce spending, includes a provision that would prohibit federal student loans for undergraduate degree programs where students earn less than the median high school graduate in the same state.
Nationally, the median wage for high school graduates is $39,428. The median wage for child care workers is $32,050. In all states except DC and NM, median wages for child care workers are less than the median wage for high school graduates. This povision could result in fewer colleges offering Early Education programs. And, even if ECE programs continue, participating students would not be eligible for federal student loans to pursue ECE coursework.
