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Access to Child Care in Wisconsin EARLY CHILDHOOD ADVISORY COUNCIL DECEMBER 5, 2018 1 Defining a Child Care Desert For the purposes of this report we use slots instead of using regulated capacity. Slots are defined as regulated capacity
EARLY CHILDHOOD ADVISORY COUNCIL DECEMBER 5, 2018
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For the purposes of this report we use slots instead of using regulated capacity. Slots are defined as regulated capacity multiplied by 1.3.
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Of Wisconsin’s 774 zip codes, 293 (38%) are considered child care deserts.
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State Share of ZIP codes that are child care deserts Share of population living in child care deserts Share of population under age 5 living in child care deserts Illinois 60% 67.6% 71.7% Minnesota 65% 72.1% 74.9% Ohio 46% 27.0% 28.7% Wisconsin* 38%/45% 17.1%/26.5% 17.7%/27.4%
*Note that the first number reported uses slots instead of regulated capacity when identifying child care deserts which is consistent with the data reported throughout this paper; the second number uses regulated capacity which provides a better comparison with data from other states.
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has the highest proportion
providers and the lowest proportion of ZIP codes considered deserts.
providers in the Southeastern region are in Milwaukee County.
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Access to all regulated child care Access to high quality (3-5 Star) child care
Availability Quality Affordability
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Breakdowns in the Triad Have Consequences for:
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A licensed child care center, 28.1%
A licensed or certified family child care provider, 13.4% Before and/or After School Care, 2.2%
A friend or relative, 23.7%
An unregulated provider who runs a business in their home, 17.0% A babysitter
who comes into my home, 2.2% I am unable to find child care, 1.3%
Other (please specify), 12.1%
“I had to wait 8 months after my daughter was born to get her into daycare, however, I put her on a waiting list when I was 5 months pregnant”
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Lack of providers where I live Lack of providers where I work 2nd or 3rd shift work schedule Weekend care Age of the child(ren) Multiple children Cost of childcare Quality of available childcare options Other (please specify below) 0.00% 100.00% If you are unable to find childcare that fully meets your needs, which of the following have impacted your search? (check all that apply) “I have one child in Boys’ and Girls’ Club, another that goes to a family friend because of cost and another that goes to daycare. The daycare center has more room, it just costs too much.”
Only 43.5% of parents felt that their current child care arrangements fully met their family's needs
“I don’t have a guaranteed sitter. My kids need a schedule and something consistent and they don’t have that.”
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“Desperate parents may sacrifice finding a more qualified provider to ensure their child’s safety and development so they can keep their jobs”
42.5% 42.5% 15.0%
Number of Child Care Arrangements
1 Child Care Arrangment 2 to 3 Child Care Arrangements 4 to 7 Child Care Arrangements
Hours Parents Spend During Work Hours Making Other Child Care Arrangements
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34% 29% 15% 7% 15%
Less than 1 hour per month 1-2 hours per month 3-4 hours per month 5 or more hours per month None
For Jackson County with 8,614 employees, this equates to about a loss of $209,738 per month, $2,516,856 annually.
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Availability Quality Affordability
Addressing Breakdowns in this Triad Creates Benefits Across the Board