July 2017

Child Care and Preschool

Child Care and Preschool Funding Rates by Rate System, Setting, and Age

   2015-16 Estimated 2016-17 Estimated 2017-18 Enacted Change from 2016-17
Amount Percent
Local Control Funding Formula Rates          
Transitional Kindergarten $8,442 $8,943 $9,180 $237 2.8%
Standard Reimbursement Rates          
State Preschool Centers          
State Preschool—part day $4,177 $4,386 $4,956 $570 14%
State Preschool—full day  9,633 10,114 11,433 1,319 14
Child Care Centers          
Infants $16,273 $17,087 $19,312 $2,225 14%
Toddlers  13,402  14,072  15,904  1,832 14
Preschoolers   9,573  10,051  11,360  1,309 14
School-aged children   9,573  10,051  11,360  1,309 14
Family Child Care Homes          
Infants and toddlers $13,402 $14,072 $15,904 $1,832 14%
Preschoolers   9,573  10,051  11,360  1,309 14
School-aged children   9,573  10,051  11,360  1,309 14
Regional Market Reimbursement Rates (Averagesa)      
Centers          
Infants and toddlers $16,334 $16,927 $17,847 $920 5.6%
Preschoolers  12,545  12,970  13,476  506 4.0
School-aged children   8,961   9,387  10,310  923 10
Family Child Care Homesb          
Infants and toddlers $9,385 $10,127 $11,041 $914 10%
Preschoolers  8,827   9,405  10,205  800 9.1
School-aged children  7,584   7,915   8,311  396 5.2
           
Note: All rates reflect full-time, full-year care, with the exception of Transitional Kindergarten and State Preschool—part day, which operate part day for 180 and 175 days per year respectively.
a Rates are weighted by the number of subsidized children receiving child care in each setting and county. Estimates assume half of children are reimbursed at weekly rate and half at monthly rate.
b License-exempt rates were 60 percent of the family child care home (FCCH) rates for the first three months of 2015-16. The state increased the license-exempt rates to 65 percent of the FCCH rates beginning October 1, 2015 and to 70 percent of the FCCH rates beginning January 1, 2016.