2009 Child Care in the State of:
Rhode Island
The People1
RI U.S.
Number of residents 1,057,832 301,621,159
Number of children ages 0 through 42 61,397 20,724,125
Number of children ages 0 through 4 living below poverty level 12,568 4,229,120
Number of children ages 5 through 112 86,551 27,787,097
Number of families 253,941 75,119,260
Number of single-parent headed families 64,371 19,252,169
Number of families below poverty level 21,109 7,162,325
Number of families below 200% of poverty level3 61,000 19,645,000
Number of children under 18 below 200% of poverty level3 85,000 28,999,000
Children Under 6 with Parents in the Labor Force1
RI U.S.
In two-parent families, both parents in labor force 31,430 8,776,879
In single-parent families, parent in the labor force 19,785 5,721,836
Total children under 6 needing child care, as parents work 51,215 14,498,715
Women in the Labor Force1
RI U.S.
With children under 6 36,666 9,670,653
Married with children under 18 58,607 15,984,161
Single with children under 18 25,466 6,736,733
Who had a birth in the past 12 months 8,063 2,377,973
Child Care Costs, Family Incomes
RI U.S.
Average, annual fees paid for full-time center care for an infant4 $9,464 $4,560-$15,895
Average, annual fees paid for full-time center care for 4-year-old4 $7,800 $4,056-$11,678
Average, annual fees paid for full-time care for an infant in a family
child-care home4
$7,800 $3,582-$10,324
Average, annual fees paid for full-time care for a 4-year-old in a family
child-care home4
$7,800 $3,380-$9,805
Average, annual fees paid for before and after school care for a school age
child in a center4
$7,020 $2,160-$10,719
Average, annual fees paid for before and after school care for a school age
child in a family child care home4
$7,020 $1,820-$7,124
Average, annual tuition and fees paid for 4-year state college5 $7,722 $6,585
Ratio of full-time infant care in a center: state college tuition and fees 1.2:1 0.6:1 to 3.7:1
Median annual family income of married-couple families with children
under 186
$84,949 $76,393
Cost of full-time care for an infant in a center, as percent of median
income for married-couple families with children under 18
11% 7% to 16%
Median annual family income of single parent (female headed) families
with children under 186
$21,772 $23,761
Cost of full-time care for an infant in a center, as percent of median
income for single parent (female headed) families with children under 18
43% 26% to 60%
1 Unless otherwise noted, statistics in these sections are from the 2007 American Community Survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau (www.census.gov).
2 Based on the U.S. Census Bureau's population estimates for 2007 (www.census.gov/popest/datasets.html).
3 Families and children below 200% of poverty level are estimates provided by the U.S. Census Bureau, CPS 2007 Annual Social and Economic Supplement,
available at http://pubdb3.census.gov/macro/032008/pov/new46_185200_07.htm and http://pubdb3.census.gov/macro/032008/pov/new46_185200_03.htm
4 Data are provided by the State CCR&R Network and are derived from CCR&R data. Some states reported based on their state's latest market rate survey.
5 Average price of 2007-2008 tuition and fees for public four-year colleges by state, from the College Board, Trends in College Pricing, 2007.
(http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/about/news_info/trends/trends_pricing_07.pdf).
6 From the 2007 American Community Survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau (www.census.gov).
Created by: NACCRRA and Options for Working Families
March 2009
Child Care Fee Assistance7
RI U.S.
Number of families served 4,700 992,400
Number of children served 7,700 1,705,200
Number of child care providers participating 1,531 665,529
Percent of subsidized children cared for in licensed centers/homes 98% 75%
Percent of subsidized children cared for by relatives 1% 13%
Percent of subsidized children cared for in other non-regulated care 1% 11%
Child Care Supply8
RI U.S.
Number of centers 395 119,174
Number of nationally accredited child care centers 50 11,220
Percent of child care centers that are accredited 12.7% 9.4%
Number of family child care homes 1,054 238,103
Number of nationally accredited family child care homes 3 2,306
Percent of family child care homes that are accredited 0.28% 0.97%
Total number of child care spaces 36,270 11,081,000
Percent of slots that are in child care centers 13% 71%
Percent of slots that are in family child care homes 20% 18%
Child Care Demand9
RI U.S.
Percent requests for infant and toddler care 60% 45%
Percent requests for pre-school age care 23% 31%
Percent requests for school-age care 17% 24%
Percent requests for full-time care 100% 79%
Percent requests for part-time care 0% 21%
Percent requests for before and after-school care 0% 10%
Percent requests for non-traditional hour care 0% 12%
Workforce and Training10
RI U.S.
Number of child care workers (excludes self-employed providers) 4,500 576,680
Average income for full-time, year-round child care provider $21,330 $19,670
Number of training sessions held by CCR&R agencies for providers Not available » 78,800
Average number of providers attending per training session Not available 8 to 48
Number of on-site technical assistances provided by CCR&R agencies to
child care programs
Not available » 128,545
Number of child care programs receiving on-site technical assistance
from CCR&R agencies
Not available » 72,427
Child Care Resource and Referral (CCR&R) Agencies
RI U.S.
Number of CCR&R offices 1 712
Type of State Network11 Single CCR&R
7 These statistics are provided by the Child Care Bureau (http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ccb/data/ccdf_data/07acf800_preliminary/list.htm), from the 2007 Child
Care Development Fund preliminary data, and are derived from monthly averages. Total number of child care providers includes paid relatives and other no regulated
caregivers. U.S. totals include all 50 states, the District of Columbia and all territories.
8 Data are provided by the State CCR&R Network and are derived from CCR&R data.
9 Data are provided by the State CCR&R Network and are derived from CCR&R data.
10 Workforce data are derived from the 2007 Occupational Employment Statistics survey by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor
(http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ocwage.t01.htm). Training and on-site technical assistance data are provided by the State CCR&R Network and are derived from
CCR&R data.
11 Coordinating and Managing networks have staff and are funded to coordinate the work of local CCR&Rs. Single Entity CCR&Rs cover an entire state.
Voluntary networks rely on volunteers, and operate with little or no public funding.