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By the Numbers: Child Care in Wisconsin

 

2

Percentage of family child care homes that are nationally accredited.

 

15

Percentage of center-based child care programs that are nationally credited.

 

514

Number of school-aged programs.

 

1,764

Number of family child care homes.

 

7,880

Number of child care workers in center-based programs.

 

21,280

Average annual income of child care workers.

 

46,816

Number of working mothers with infants less then one year old.

 

71,868

Number of children age birth to 4 years living in poverty.

 

106,625

Number of children in single-parent families with the parent in the labor force.

 

126,099

Number of single working mothers.

 

161,418

Total number of spaces in Wisconsin child care programs.

 

182,897

Number of children in two-parent families with both parents in the labor force.

 

217,036

Number of single-parent families.

 

289,522

Total number of children below the age of 6 potentially needing child care.

 

329,915

Number of married working mothers.

 

338,837

Number of children age birth to 4 years.

 

512,219

Number of children age 5 to 11.

 

634,411

Total number of families with children.

 

Source: Child Care Aware of America

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