The Cost of Child Care

2013-14

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Contents Introduction………………………………………………………………………………………..2 What is the cost of child care?.........................................................................6 Is it Affordable?...............................................................................................8 How is the state reducing the burden?...........................................................12 Is there child care available if it’s needed?.....................................................16 Child Care for those with Non-Traditional schedules………………………………18 Conclusion………………………………………………………………………………………….19 Appendix: A

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Introduction: Families and Child Care in Will, Grundy, Kendall, and Kankakee Counties Child Care is an integral part of a community’s foundation. Without child care, parents and guardians may be unable to work or attend school, which can result in serious impacts on family economics as well as a trickle-down effect on local economies. Issues surrounding child care, its costs, and affordability can be complex. This report examines the child care climate in the four counties making up the service delivery area (SDA) for Child Care Resource & Referral (CCR&R) by presenting the different child care settings, the potential number of children that could be served, and the costs to families. CCR&R serves the following Illinois counties: Will, Grundy, Kendall, and Kankakee. The make-up of these four counties is vastly different and therefore an overall examination would be ineffectual in providing a useful picture of what child care looks like for each county, or even the communities within each county.

County

Population under 12yrs

Total Population

Will Grundy Kendall Kankakee

128201 9023 24441 18858

680662 50160 116693 113361

**2008-2012 American Community Survey, 5-yr estimates

Land Area County in Square Miles Will 836.91 Grundy 418.04 Kendall 320.34 Kankakee 676.56

Persons per Square Mile 809.6 119.8 358.2 167.7

***US Census Quick Facts, 2010

Will County is by far the largest of the four counties in population and land area. By examining the area of land as well as population density it can be seen that Will and Kendall counties appear to be more urban while Grundy and Kankakee counties appear more rural. While this is a good picture of a county’s overall environment, each county has pockets of rural and urban communities presenting their own unique difficulties in maintaining affordable child care options.

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In order to examine the bigger picture of child care in these counties we must examine what types of care are available to families, how they locate that care, the cost of care, and the capacity of that care.

What are the types of care? There are many child care settings to choose from, and a family considering care for their child must go through the process of examining each one to find which type of care is right for their family and their situation. There are many factors that will go into a family’s decision on a type(s) of child care, including: schedule, location, cost, quality, specific needs and preferences. Because of all the factors involved in choosing child care, there are also many types of child care settings; we often refer to these settings as providers. Parental Care: In this type of care one or both parents care for the children. Often, this setting is utilized by families where only one parent works, however some families are able to stagger work and/or school schedules in order to not access outside care providers. Family Child Care: Some families who must choose a child care provider outside of parental care choose for their children to be cared for in a home-like setting. This is often called Family Child Care or Home-based child care, and it offers the most flexibility of care as there are many versions of this setting. Family child care can include care in the child’s home, such as by a nanny or a family, friend, or neighbor, or it can be care provided in another person’s home. •

Licensed Family Child Care providers o

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Licensed Family Child Care Group Home providers o

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These providers are licensed by the Illinois Department of Children & Family Services (DCFS), and must follow all required guidelines including standards for health and safety as well as child to staff ratios.

These providers are also licensed by DCFS, however they may care for an additional number of school aged children depending on their licensed capacity and number of assistants they have employed.

License-Exempt Family Child Care providers (Family, Friend, Neighbor-FFN) o

These providers are not licensed by the state, but could include family, friends, neighbors, or nanny care. These providers may provide care in your home, or their own home.

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Child Care Center: Some families choose for their children to be cared for in a centerbased environment. Center care can include a variety of options and age groups including offering full-time and part-time care, before- and after- school programs, summer programs, private kindergarten and preschool. •

Licensed Child Care Centers o These providers are licensed by the Illinois Department of Child & Family Services (DCFS), and must follow all required guidelines.

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License-Exempt Child Care Centers o These providers are not licensed by DCFS, although many follow very similar guidelines. Exempt centers can include the following types of facilities: 

Programs in a public, private or secondary school serving children 3 yrs and older

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Programs on federal government property

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Programs operated by a church or social service agency where an individual child is cared for less than 10 hours in a seven day week

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Programs that provide temporary care while the parent is on the premises

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Programs that offer short term, special activities and are operated by civic, charitable or governmental organizations

Some families may also seek to find programs that only specialize in preparing young children for school entry and therefore have the option of looking into preschool programs. These programs are often part-day or part-week programs. These programs can be private, often tuition based, or public as often found in Head Start or ISBE funded Preschool for All programs. These programs can be found in both center and home-based environments.

How do families locate child care? Families who choose to pursue child care outside of parental care or care by a family member, friend, or neighbor may examine various avenues in their search. Families may ask other family members or friends for referrals to providers they have used, or look into notices and advertisements posted online, in phonebooks, newspapers, or in other public locations. Families may even choose to visit child care facilities they see in their communities or along their commute. Some schools even offer contact information to child care programs offering before-and after-school care within their district. The State of Illinois also offers a referral service to families in search of child care administered thru a county’s designated resource and

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referral agency. For the four counties examined in this report, that agency is Child Care Resource and Referral. Child Care Resource and Referral (CCRR) maintains a database of licensed and legally licenseexempt child care providers to refer to families seeking child care options. Child care providers voluntarily agree to be referred to families and provide detailed information on their child care program at least three times per year. When a family contacts CCRR in seek of child care referrals a referral specialist performs an intake with the family to determine what the child care needs and preferences are in an effort to ensure the family gets a list of providers that most closely meet their needs. Referral specialists stress that the list is only for referrals and that there are no recommendations made. Additionally, specialists offer families consumer education information and materials regarding how to identify quality child care, and can also offer basic information on parenting and child development, as well as provide assistance in navigating the child care assistance program.

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What is the cost of child care? Each time a child care provider’s file is updated they are asked to confirm or update their rates in the CCRR database. Additionally, every two years the state mandates that all resource and referral agencies participate in a Market Rate Survey (MRS) during which every qualified provider in an agency’s database is contacted to update their program rates. The cost of care information in this report is derived from the CCRR database following its participation in the MRS that ended on December 31, 2013. The following tables present the average weekly rates for full-time care in a licensed home and a child care center as broken down by the child’s age and by county location. These tables do not represent information from part-time programs or public/private preschool programs, before-and after-school only programs, or summer only programs.

Average Rates for Full-Time Care in a Center

Will County Grundy County Kendall County Kankakee County

2-year-old

3- 4year-old

5-year-old to kindergarten

Before & After School

School Age Summer/ Holiday

$246.47

$222.32

$198.26

$195.30

$125.65

$189.99

$181.50

$176.50

$155.00

$149.00

$146.00

$86.00

$143.33

$268.88

$254.81

$232.19

$213.00

$210.00

$134.83

$208.67

$220.11

$209.99

$166.60

$142.82

$123.62

$90.60

$140.62

School Age Summer/ Holiday

$149.62 $133.12 $165.05 $119.59

Infant

Toddler

(6weeks to 14 months)

(15 to 23 months)

$261.60

Average Rates for Full-Time Care in a Licensed Home (FCC)

Will County Grundy County Kendall County Kankakee County

Infant

Toddler

(6weeks to 14 months)

(15 to 23 months)

$170.68 $153.12 $187.99 $128.01

$163.43 $146.88 $184.07 $125.71

2-yearold

3- 4year-old

5-year-old to kindergarten

Before & After School

$159.18 $142.78 $180.62 $123.24

$154.95 $137.78 $177.94 $122.74

$151.19 $137.78 $175.56 $120.32

$106.88 $96.67 $125.17 $96.11

As can be recognized in the above tables, rates for care generally decrease as a child ages. This is generally due to the fact that provider to child ratios, as determined by DCFS, increase as children get older.

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While the tables above display average rates across entire counties, it does not show the differences in average rates between rural and urban areas within those counties. For additional tables depicting average rates in various areas of each county please see appendix A.

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Is it affordable? Knowing what a provider charges for child care is not the only factor in deciding if care is affordable for a family. To get a better picture of what is affordable to a family one must also examine income. According to the US Department of Health and Human Services, the affordability benchmark for childcare expenses is 10% of a family’s income i. As can be seen in the tables below, the cost of care for children can over reach the 10% threshold especially if enrolled in a center, and also dependent on the child’s age. (Dollar amounts are extended to display the yearly expenses in relation to gross yearly income). ii iii

Will County 10% of Median Family Income

$8,461.30

Infant in a FCC

3-4- year old in a FCC

Infant in a Center

3-4-year old in a center

Median Rent

$8,875.36 $8,057.40 $13,603.20 $10,309.52 $11,892.00

Median Rent

3-4-year old in a center

Infant in a Center

3-4- year old in a FCC

Infant in a FCC

10% of Median Family Income

$11,892.00 $10,309.52 $13,603.20 $8,057.40 $8,875.36 $8,461.30

9 Grundy County

10% of Median Family Income

Infant in a FCC

3-4- year old in a FCC

Infant in a Center

$7,281.50

$7,962.24

$7,164.56

$9,438.00

3-4-year old in a center

Median Rent

$7,748.00 $10,644.00

Median Rent

3-4-year old in a center

Infant in a Center

3-4- year old in a FCC

Infant in a FCC

10% of Median Family Income $10,644.00 $7,748.00 $9,438.00 $7,164.56 $7,962.24 $7,281.50

Kendall County

10% of Median Family Income $9,121.00

Infant in a FCC

3-4- year old in a FCC

3-4-year old in a center

Infant in a Center

Median Rent

$9,775.48 $9,252.88 $13,981.76 $11,076.00

$13,632.00

Median Rent

3-4-year old in a center

Infant in a Center

3-4- year old in a FCC

Infant in a FCC

10% of Median Family Income $13,632.00 $11,076.00 $13,981.76 $9,252.88 $9,775.48 $9,121.00

10 Kankakee County

10% of Median Family Income $5,976.00

3-4- year old in a FCC

Infant in a Center

3-4-year old in a center

Median Rent

$6,661.20 $6,382.48

$11,445.72

$7,426.64

$9,252.00

Infant in a FCC

Median Rent

3-4-year old in a center

Infant in a Center

3-4- year old in a FCC

Infant in a FCC

10% of Median Family Income

$9,252.00 $7,426.64 $11,445.72 $6,382.48 $6,661.20 $5,976.00

Those figures only represent the costs associated with having one child in care; families with two or more children face an even greater burden in being able to afford the cost of child care. Often times these costs can be comparable to the costs of higher education as the current average costs of tuition and fees at Illinois public universities is $13,382.iv According to a national comparison, Illinois is ranked #7 for the least affordable child care for an infant in a center, and #10 for least affordable child care for a 4-year-old in a center. v It is important to note that the median income is a measurement of gross income, and does not account for the reduction of income by taxes, or benefits such as health insurance. When a family is considering where to send their children for care their preferences for quality, location, or type may be squashed when confronted by the aspect of affordability in relation to cost. The table below depicts the percentage of a family’s median income eaten up by child care expenses.

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Percentage of Median Income Infant in a FCC 16 10.5 9.5

Will

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3-4- year old in a FCC 11 10 13 11

Grundy

Infant in a Center 11 10

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Kendall

3-4-year old in a center 19 12

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Kankakee

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How is the state reducing the burden? In the State of Illinois there is a program most commonly referred to as the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP). This program is funded at both the state and federal level, and is provided thru the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS). In Illinois this program is administered by the local resource and referral agencies as part of a contract with IDHS. This program “provides low-income, working families with access to quality, affordable child care that allows them to continue working and contributes to the healthy, emotional and social development of the child. Families are required to cost-share on a sliding scale based on family size, income, and number of children in care.” vi Who is eligible for this assistance? According to the state’s website: vii In addition to helping low-income, working families, the Child Care Assistance Program also serves: • Families who are receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and participating in education

& training in accordance with their responsibility and service plans (RSP); • Teen parents seeking a high school degree or its equivalent; and/or • Families not receiving TANF, who are pursuing additional education to improve their job opportunities

How does it work? Families apply for the assistance and must provide documentation of their employment and/or education status. The resource and referral agencies determine eligibility based on income and status, and then follow state mandated policies approving cases on what a family qualifies for in terms of full-time or part-time care, how many days per month the state will pay for care, at what rate the provider of choice will be paid, and how much the family’s copay for care will be. The following income guidelines and co-pay rates became effective January 1, 2014 viii: Family Size

Min. Income

Max. Income

Min. Co-Pay

Max. Co-Pay

2

$0.00

$2,392.00

$2.00

$224.00

3

$0.00

$3,011.00

$2.00

$283.00

4

$0.00

$3,631.00

$2.00

$341.00

5

$0.00

$4,251.00

$2.00

$400.00

6

$0.00

$4,871.00

$2.00

$458.00

7

$0.00

$5,490.00

$2.00

$517.00

8

$0.00

$6,110.00

$2.00

$575.00

9

$0.00

$6,730.00

$2.00

$634.00

10

$0.00

$7,350.00

$2.00

$692.00

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Current income guidelines require a family to be at 185% or less of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL) for their family size. The current maximum co-payment rates for any given family size vary from 9.36% to 9.42% of a family’s gross monthly income. Whether or not this program makes child care affordable is subjective to a family’s situation. To better explain, we can examine the following charts that show what percentage of income a family will need to cover child care expenses with and without the Child Care Assistance Program.

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Will Grundy Kendall Kankakee

Will Grundy Kendall Kankakee

Family Size of 2: 1 parent working full-time at minimum wage ($8.25) {$17,160.00 per year gross} Infant in Care 2 year-old in care 4 year-old in care CTR FCC CCAP CTR FCC CCAP CTR FCC 79% 52% 5% Will 67% 48% 5% Will 60% 47% 55% 46% 5% Grundy 47% 43% 5% Grundy 45% 42% 81% 57% 5% Kendall 70% 55% 5% Kendall 65% 54% 67% 39% 5% Kankakee 50% 37% 5% Kankakee 43% 37% Co-pay: $77 Family Size of 2: 1 parent working full-time at $13.80/hr-$28,704/year---maximum amount to still qualify for CCAP Infant in Care 2 year-old in care 4 year-old in care CTR FCC CCAP CTR FCC CCAP CTR FCC 47% 31% 9% Will 40% 29% 9% Will 36% 28% 33% 28% 9% Grundy 28% 26% 9% Grundy 27% 25% 49% 34% 9% Kendall 42% 33% 9% Kendall 39% 32% 40% 23% 9% Kankakee 30% 22% 9% Kankakee 26% 22%

CCAP 5% 5% 5% 5%

CCAP 9% 9% 9% 9%

Co-pay: $224 Family size of 4: 2 parents working full-time ($10.47 & $10.48 per hour)--$43,572 per year, maximum to still qualify for CCAP Infant in Care 2 year-old in care 4 year-old in care CTR FCC CCAP CTR FCC CCAP CTR FCC Will 31% 20% 9% Will 27% 19% 9% Will 24% 18% Grundy 22% 18% 9% Grundy 18% 17% 9% Grundy 18% 16% Kendall 32% 22% 9% Kendall 28% 22% 9% Kendall 25% 21% Kankakee 26% 15% 9% Kankakee 20% 15% 9% Kankakee 17% 15%

Co-pay: $341

CCAP 9% 9% 9% 9%

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Those charts demonstrate how expensive child care can be for a family’s budget, and they represent only having one child in care. A family that qualifies for CCAP will not see a significant increase in their monthly family co-pay whether they have one child in care or three children in care, but a family who does not qualify for assistance will see their expenses jump significantly. The bottom two charts on the previous page illustrate the percentages to be paid at the very top of where a family in that size and income bracket can still qualify for assistance. Should a parent in those scenarios take a wage increase, even so small as to make $500 more per year, it would end up costing their family thousands of dollars each year. The charts also illustrate, however, how much of an impact the Child Care Assistance Program can make for a family’s financial survival.

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Is there child care available if it’s needed? Besides cost, one of the other biggest issues for families in need of child care is availability. Families often have preferences for location, hours, and quality of care that may, or may not, be available to them regardless of cost. The charts below illustrate the types and availability of childcare across multiple areas ix: Will Area Joliet-Metro Bolingbrook-Romeoville All Others

Centers 59 12 48

Licensed Homes 156 135 84

Before-and-After School Programs 29 8 19

Licensed Homes 3 11

Before-and-After School Programs 2 3

Licensed Homes 34 9 32

Before-and-After School Programs 6 6 6

Licensed Homes 33 29 14

Before-and-After School Programs 3 2 1

Grundy Area Morris All Others

Centers 2 6 Kendall

Area Oswego-Aurora Yorkville All Others

Centers 8 4 4 Kankakee

Area City of Kankakee Bradley-Bourbonnais All Others

Centers 9 6 3

It would seem that if a family is living in a fairly urban area there is a good chance that they will be able to find the type of provider they prefer, however families living in the more rural areas of a county seem to have far fewer choices for formalized care. Assuming that a family has access to the type of provider that they prefer, there is also often a struggle within communities to have enough slots available to serve all the children that need care. Often times this can result in long waiting lists, and families having to utilize non-traditional care or types of care that they may be unhappy with.

17 Capacity of Child Care Centers by County and Age Group x

Will Grundy Kendall Kankakee

6wks14mos 809 41 235 124

15-23mos 1016 54 223 129

24-35mos 1424 75 310 195

3-4yrs 2360 103 580 309

5yrsKindergarten 1899 89 340 266

Total 7508 362 1688 1023

Capacity of Licensed Family Child Care (home) Providers across all ages (1wk-12yrs) xi Will Grundy Kendall Kankakee

3495 137 705 665

Population Age 5 years and under by County, 2011 estimates xii number of children 5 years and under Will

57,883

Grundy

4,282

Kendall

11,786

Kankakee

9,149

As can be seen from the figures above, it is clear that there are not enough slots available in formalized care settings to accommodate the number of children that could need that type of care. Additionally, formal care arrangements are typically only available from 6am to 6pm, with few exceptions. A lack of time availability also makes securing child care difficult.

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Child Care for Those with Non-Traditional Schedules Frequently, families who cannot locate the type of care they would prefer, and those whom work non-traditional schedules often utilize Family, Friend, and Neighbor (FFN) providers. There is currently no way to know how many FFN providers are being used to help families go to school and work, however we do have the information on the number of FFN providers who were paid by the state through the Child Care Assistance Program:

Will Grundy Kendall Kankakee

Number of FFN providers xiii paid thru CCAP 967 28 60 322

Because traditional hours of care for formalized arrangements are typically between 6am and 6pm, there are thousands of families who cannot entertain those programs as an option for their child or children. There are some Family Child Care providers who do offer evening or night hours until 12am, however there are still plenty of families who need care between 12am and 7am, or on the weekends, who do not have any licensed options available. Across the four counties served by Child Care Resource and Referral, there are only 80 providers who accept children on Saturdays (only 1 center and 1 summer camp), and 40 providers who accept children on Sundays (no centers, 1 summer camp) xiv. There are 168 providers (6 are centers) that offer care until midnight, but none that offer care for the full time of an overnight shift of 11pm to 7am. xv Because there are limited providers to choose from for non-traditional schedules many families choose FFN providers who offer the flexibility, and often times the lower cost, that allows them to continue working to provide for their family. Family, Friend, and Neighbor providers also offer families the option of being able to have a child cared for in their own home rather than having to go to a different location. For many parents with young children this can be ideal so as not to disrupt a child’s routine or environment. For parents of school-age children that can lessen the burden of trying to find a formal provider that is also within their child’s school district for purposes of school transportation.

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Conclusion Child care is a complex industry. Families need child care to work, employers need employees, child care providers need children to care for, and local economies need the revenues from all parties. When families struggle to find and afford child care it can have a direct impact on their employers and local economies. While factors of location, availability, and cost are impactful on a family and community, there are other factors that may come into play when addressing the child care industry. In the last several years there has been a push to increase the quality of the care being offered in communities, however funding for programs has also been routinely cut from state and federal budgets. Including the factors that determine quality, and what quality may cost to a provider, and subsequently a family, leads the question of cost for care in an entirely different direction. On the surface of the issue communities can work to ensure that families have access to formal care, that Family, Friend and Neighbor providers are supported and recognized, and encouraging families who qualify for the Child Care Assistance Program to utilize it in an effort to better support their own financial stability, which in turn better supports local economies through increased spending and tax revenues. It is also important to remember that each family looking for care has specific child care needs and preferences; no one family will ever be looking for the exact same thing, so supporting various types of providers is not an option, but rather a necessity.

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U.S. Government Printing Office. (2013, May 20). Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Program; Proposed rules. Federal Register 78(97). Retrieved January 29, 2014, from http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-05-20/html/201311673.htm ii Median Family Income is from the 2012 American Community Survey 3 year estimates. iii Median Monthly Rent is from the 2010-2012 American Community Survey 3 year estimates. iv Average tuition and fees for the 2013-14 academic year as reported by www.collegeillinois.com v Parents and the High Cost of Child Care, Child Care Aware of America, 2013 report, retrieved January 2014 at http://usa.childcareaware.org/sites/default/files/Cost%20of%20Care%202013%20110613.pdf vi Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) website, Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP). Accessed on January 31, 2014, at http://www.dhs.state.il.us/page.aspx?item=29720 vii Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) website, Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP). Accessed on January 31, 2014, at http://www.dhs.state.il.us/page.aspx?item=30355 viii Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) website, Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP), Parent Co-payment Information. Accessed on January 30, 2014 at http://www.dhs.state.il.us/onenetlibrary/12/documents/Forms/IL4443455b.pdf ix Information accessed from the NACCRRAware database, as managed by CCR&R and INCCRRA. Accessed on 5/1/2014. x Information accessed from the NACCRRAware database, as managed by CCR&R and INCCRRA. Accessed on 5/1/2014. xi Information accessed from the NACCRRAware database, as managed by CCR&R and INCCRRA. Accessed on 5/1/2014. xii Illinois Early Childhood Asset Map (IECAM) website, tabular search for population by county. Accessed on 5/1/2014 at http://iecam.illinois.edu. xiii Illinois Early Childhood Asset Map (IECAM) website, tabular search for CCAP Centers and Homes receiving payment, by county. Accessed on 4/1/2014 at http://iecam.illinois.edu. xiv Information accessed from the NACCRRAware database, as managed by CCR&R and INCCRRA. Accessed on 5/1/2014. xv Information accessed from the NACCRRAware database, as managed by CCR&R and INCCRRA. Accessed on 5/1/2014.

Appendix A Will County Joliet Metro-FCC Day Shift Weekly, FT Rates

Age Group

Total

Min $

Max $

Avg $

6 Weeks to 14 Months

97

120.00 255.00 166.86

15 to 23 Months

100

119.00 225.00 159.32

24 to 35 Months

100

110.00 225.00 157.02

3 to 4 Years 5 Years to K B/A Only

99 98 58

110.00 225.00 152.75 90.00 225.00 147.70 50.00 175.00 103.75

Summer/Vacation/Holiday

93

95.00

225.00 148.19

**Joliet Metro includes: Joliet, Crest Hill, Lockport, Plainfield, Shorewood, New Lenox, and Rockdale.

Bolingbrook/Romeoville-FCC Day Shift Weekly, FT Rates

Age Group 6 Weeks to 14 Months 15 to 23 Months 24 to 35 Months 3 to 4 Years 5 Years to K B/A Only

Total Min $ Max $ Avg $ 100 125.00 250.00 170.45 101 120.00 225.00 163.16 102 100.00 225.00 157.59 103 75.00 200.00 153.52 102 75.00 200.00 150.21 69 50.00 197.00 106.95

Summer/Vacation/Holiday

92

75.00

200.00 146.29

Will-All Others--FCC Day Shift Weekly, FT Rates

Age Group 6 Weeks to 14 Months 15 to 23 Months 24 to 35 Months 3 to 4 Years 5 Years to K B/A Only Summer/Vacation/Holiday

Total 47 47 47 47 47 31

Min $ 120.00 107.00 100.00 100.00 88.00 50.00

Max $ 250.00 250.00 250.00 250.00 250.00 225.00

Avg $ 177.77 173.32 168.51 163.98 161.38 112.52

45

76.00

250.00 160.36

Appendix A Joliet Metro-Centers Day Shift Weekly, FT Rates

Age Group 6 Weeks to 14 Months 15 to 23 Months 24 to 35 Months 3 to 4 Years 5 Years to K B/A Only

Total 30 36 42 42 42 21

Summer/Vacation/Holiday

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Min $ 205.00 175.00 150.00 140.00 140.00 70.00

Max $ 318.00 300.00 280.00 260.00 260.00 169.00

Avg $ 261.12 244.38 217.15 192.54 189.01 127.05

115.00 260.00 185.75

Bolingbrook/Romeoville-Centers Day Shift Weekly, FT Rates

Age Group 6 Weeks to 14 Months 15 to 23 Months 24 to 35 Months 3 to 4 Years 5 Years to K B/A Only

Total 9 9 10 11 11 9

Summer/Vacation/Holiday

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Min $ 195.00 195.00 170.00 155.00 95.00 95.00

Max $ 357.00 315.00 283.00 264.00 264.00 195.00

Avg $ 277.89 267.67 236.30 213.45 207.36 143.11

155.00 278.00 216.67

Will-All Others--Centers Day Shift Weekly, FT Rates

Age Group 6 Weeks to 14 Months 15 to 23 Months 24 to 35 Months 3 to 4 Years 5 Years to K B/A Only Summer/Vacation/Holiday

Total 28 31 32 33 30 23 27

Min $ 155.00 155.00 155.00 120.00 120.00 60.00

Max $ 364.00 342.00 314.00 296.00 296.00 165.00

Avg $ 257.68 243.97 225.66 203.70 203.23 114.52

115.00 262.00 184.52

Appendix A Kendall County Oswego/Aurora-FCC Day Shift Weekly, FT Rates

Age Group

Total

Min $

Max $

Avg $

6 Weeks to 14 Months

20

150.00

255.00

194.10

15 to 23 Months

20

150.00

225.00

189.10

24 to 35 Months

20

150.00

225.00

183.90

3 to 4 Years

20

150.00

225.00

181.10

5 Years to K

20

130.00

225.00

177.95

B/A Only

11

75.00

150.00

116.82

Summer/Vacation/Holiday

16

130.00

200.00

167.31

Yorkville-FCC Day Shift Weekly, FT Rates

Age Group 6 Weeks to 14 Months 15 to 23 Months 24 to 35 Months 3 to 4 Years 5 Years to K B/A Only Summer/Vacation/Holiday

Total 6 6 6 6 6 1

Min $ 145.00 145.00 145.00 145.00 145.00 131.00

Max $ 219.68 210.69 201.87 200.00 200.00 130.55

Avg $ 186.61 185.12 183.64 182.09 181.66 130.55

5

145.00

200.00

179.94

Kendall-Other-FCC Day Shift Weekly, FT Rates

Age Group 6 Weeks to 14 Months 15 to 23 Months 24 to 35 Months 3 to 4 Years 5 Years to K B/A Only Summer/Vacation/Holiday

Total 13 14 14 14 13 9

Min $ 135.00 135.00 135.00 135.00 125.00 100.00

Max $ 250.00 250.00 250.00 250.00 250.00 200.00

Avg $ 179.23 176.43 174.64 171.64 169.08 134.78

12

125.00

200.00

155.83

Appendix A Oswego/Aurora-CENTERS Day Shift Weekly, FT Rates Age Group

Total

Min $

Max $

Avg $

6 Weeks to 14 Months

8

253.00

316.00

285.75

15 to 23 Months

8

239.00

288.00

268.62

24 to 35 Months

8

220.00

276.00

250.38

3 to 4 Years

8

198.00

250.00

228.00

5 Years to K

8

165.00

250.00

223.88

B/A Only

7

112.00

160.00

138.86

Summer/Vacation/Holiday

7

165.00

285.00

225.14

Yorkville-CENTERS Day Shift Weekly, FT Rates

Age Group 6 Weeks to 14 Months 15 to 23 Months 24 to 35 Months 3 to 4 Years 5 Years to K B/A Only Summer/Vacation/Holiday

Total 4 4 4 4 4 3

Min $ 230.00 205.00 197.00 192.00 185.00 120.00

Max $ 252.00 252.00 216.00 201.00 201.00 155.00

Avg $ 244.75 228.50 208.50 197.25 193.50 133.33

2

185.00

195.00

190.00

Kendall-Other-CENTERS Day Shift Weekly, FT Rates

Age Group 6 Weeks to 14 Months 15 to 23 Months 24 to 35 Months 3 to 4 Years 5 Years to K B/A Only Summer/Vacation/Holiday

Total 4 4 4 4 4 2

Min $ 180.00 180.00 170.00 165.00 165.00 115.00

Max $ 293.00 284.00 252.00 226.00 226.00 131.00

Avg $ 259.25 253.50 219.50 198.75 198.75 123.00

3

115.00

220.00

182.67

Appendix A Kankakee County KANKAKEE-CITY-FCC Day Shift Weekly, FT Rates

Age Group

Total

Min $

Max $

Avg $

6 Weeks to 14 Months

6

95.00

135.00

112.12

15 to 23 Months

6

95.00

127.70

110.45

24 to 35 Months

7

65.00

125.00

103.19

3 to 4 Years

7

65.00

125.00

102.41

5 Years to K B/A Only Summer/Vacation/Holiday

7 6 7

65.00 50.00 65.00

125.00 110.00 125.00

102.41 87.50 102.36

BRADLEY/BBN-FCC Day Shift Weekly, FT Rates

Age Group 6 Weeks to 14 Months 15 to 23 Months 24 to 35 Months 3 to 4 Years 5 Years to K B/A Only Summer/Vacation/Holiday

Total 15 15 16 16 16 9

Min $ 65.00 65.00 65.00 65.00 65.00 50.00

Max $ 200.00 200.00 200.00 200.00 150.00 150.00

Avg $ 136.50 134.17 133.28 132.97 128.59 98.33

14

65.00

150.00

128.39

K3-OTHER-FCC Day Shift Weekly, FT Rates

Age Group 6 Weeks to 14 Months 15 to 23 Months 24 to 35 Months 3 to 4 Years 5 Years to K B/A Only Summer/Vacation/Holiday

Total 4 4 4 4 4 2

Min $ 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 115.00

Max $ 150.00 150.00 150.00 150.00 150.00 125.00

Avg $ 122.50 122.50 122.50 122.50 122.50 120.00

4

100.00

150.00

122.50

Appendix A KANKAKEE-CITY-CENTERS Day Shift Weekly, FT Rates

Age Group

Total

Min $

Max $

Avg $

6 Weeks to 14 Months

4

175.00

255.65

224.58

15 to 23 Months

4

150.00

255.65

213.08

24 to 35 Months

5

130.00

183.65

159.46

3 to 4 Years

5

130.00

143.00

136.70

5 Years to K B/A Only

5 2

60.00 60.00

143.00 88.00

122.70 74.00

Summer/Vacation/Holiday

2

130.00

133.00

131.50

BRADLEY/BBN-CENTERS Day Shift Weekly, FT Rates

Age Group 6 Weeks to 14 Months 15 to 23 Months 24 to 35 Months 3 to 4 Years 5 Years to K B/A Only Summer/Vacation/Holiday

Total 4 4 4 4 4 2

Min $ 175.00 150.00 130.00 130.00 90.00 90.00

Max $ 255.65 255.65 220.00 197.00 137.75 125.00

Avg $ 225.66 216.91 179.66 151.19 120.69 107.50

4

125.00

188.00

145.19

Max $ 180.00 170.00 150.00 140.00 140.00 90.00

Avg $ 180.00 170.00 150.00 140.00 140.00 90.00

K3-OTHER-CENTERS Day Shift Weekly, FT Rates

Age Group 6 Weeks to 14 Months 15 to 23 Months 24 to 35 Months 3 to 4 Years 5 Years to K B/A Only Summer/Vacation/Holiday

Total 1 1 1 1 1 1 0

Min $ 180.00 170.00 150.00 140.00 140.00 90.00

Appendix A Grundy County MORRIS-FCC Day Shift Weekly, FT Rates

Age Group

Total

Min $

Max $

Avg $

6 Weeks to 14 Months

4

$110.00 $150.00 $130.00

15 to 23 Months

4

$110.00 $125.00 $120.00

24 to 35 Months

4

$110.00 $125.00 $117.50

3 to 4 Years

4

$110.00 $125.00 $117.50

5 Years to K B/A Only

4 1

$110.00 $125.00 $117.50 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00

Summer/Vacation/Holiday

4

$110.00 $125.00 $117.50

Grundy-All Other Areas--FCC Day Shift Weekly, FT Rates

Age Group 6 Weeks to 14 Months 15 to 23 Months 24 to 35 Months 3 to 4 Years 5 Years to K B/A Only Summer/Vacation/Holiday

Total 4 4 5 5 5 2 4

Min $ $155.00 $145.00 $140.00 $125.00 $125.00 $70.00

Max $ $205.00 $205.00 $185.00 $170.00 $170.00 $170.00

Avg $ $176.25 $173.75 $163.00 $154.00 $154.00 $120.00

$115.00 $170.00 $148.75

Appendix A MORRIS-CENTERS Day Shift Weekly, FT Rates

Age Group

Total

Min $

Max $

Avg $

6 Weeks to 14 Months

1

$183.00 $183.00 $183.00

15 to 23 Months

1

$178.00 $178.00 $178.00

24 to 35 Months

1

$155.00 $155.00 $155.00

3 to 4 Years

1

$150.00 $150.00 $150.00

5 Years to K B/A Only

1 2

$150.00 $150.00 $150.00 $85.00 $90.00 $87.50

Summer/Vacation/Holiday

2

$125.00 $135.00 $130.00

Grundy-All Other Areas--CENTERS Day Shift Weekly, FT Rates

Age Group 6 Weeks to 14 Months 15 to 23 Months 24 to 35 Months 3 to 4 Years 5 Years to K B/A Only Summer/Vacation/Holiday

Total 3 3 4 4 4 4 2

Min $ $165.00 $165.00 $140.00 $140.00 $135.00 $70.00

Max $ $195.00 $185.00 $175.00 $155.00 $155.00 $110.00

Avg $ $181.00 $176.00 $155.00 $148.75 $145.00 $85.00

$140.00 $155.00 $147.50

2013-14 Cost of Care Report

A Child Care Resource & Referral report funded in part by the Illinois Department of Human Services Written and Prepared by Karen Flores, Data and Community Collaboration Coordinator ©2014 Child Care Resource &Referral

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