EdBudget Figures
July 2019
Child Care and Preschool
Child Care and Preschool Funding Rates by Rate System, Setting, and Age
| 2017-18 Estimated | 2018-19 Estimated | 2019-2020 Estimated | Change From 2018-19 | ||
| Amount | Percent | ||||
| Local Control Funding Formula Rates | |||||
| Transitional Kindergarten | $8,947 | $9,549 | $9,860 | $311 | 3.3% |
| Standard Reimbursement Rates | |||||
| State Preschool Centers | |||||
| State Preschool—part day | $4,956 | $5,233 | $5,403 | $171 | 3.3% |
| State Preschool—full day | $11,433 | $12,070 | $12,463 | $393 | 3.3% |
| Child Care Centers | |||||
| Infants | $19,312 | $24,830 | $30,219 | $5,390 | 21.7% |
| Toddlers | $15,904 | $19,192 | $22,293 | $3,101 | 16.2% |
| Preschoolers | $11,360 | $11,995 | $12,385 | $390 | 3.3% |
| School-aged children | $11,360 | $11,995 | $12,385 | $390 | 3.3% |
| Family Child Care Homes | |||||
| Infants | $15,904 | $23,030 | $30,219 | $7,189 | 31.2% |
| Toddlers | $15,904 | $19,192 | $22,293 | $3,101 | 16.2% |
| Preschoolers | $11,360 | $11,995 | $12,385 | $390 | 3.3% |
| School-aged children | $11,360 | $11,995 | $12,385 | $390 | 3.3% |
| Regional Market Reimbursement Rates (Averagesa) | |||||
| Centers | |||||
| Infants and toddlers | $17,836 | $18,293 | $18,293 | — | — |
| Preschoolers | $13,465 | $13,642 | $13,642 | — | — |
| School-aged children | $10,307 | $10,878 | $10,878 | — | — |
| Family Child Care Homes | |||||
| Infants and toddlers | $11,046 | $11,289 | $11,289 | — | — |
| Preschoolers | $10,207 | $10,499 | $10,499 | — | — |
| School-aged children | $8,296 | $8,427 | $8,427 | — | — |
| Notes: | |||||
| 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 reimbursed at weekly rate and half at monthly rate. | |||||