Trends in Child Care - 2008 |
How many children in Maryland will need child care in the future? In Maryland, 75% of children under age 12 – more than 700,000 children in 2012 – may require child care while their mothers are at work • The number of children in the 0-4 age group is projected to increase by about 9.6% from 2008 through 2012. • The number of children in the 5-9 age group is projected to decrease by about 3.8% from 2008 through 2012. |
Will the cost of child care continue to grow? The cost of care has shown, and will continue to show, general growth. What is the turnover rate among family child care providers? 14% of Maryland’s licensed family child care providers left the profession last year. This turnover rate is the same as last year and continues to be a source of concern. One outcome of high turnover is inconsistent care for children who are forced to change from one caregiver to another. In addition, high turnover creates a less-experienced child care workforce. In the year ending in June 2007, 70% of family child care providers sampled had been operating for more than three years with almost 35% in operation for more than nine years. Twelve percent had been operating their business for less than one year, according to MCC data. The provider turnover rate represents changes in the child care provider database due to providers being deleted (leaving the child care profession due to the provider’s personal/family issues, burn-out, or career change) and new providers being added. The turnover rate is calculated as the number of family child care providers deleted from the database during the year divided by the sum of family child care providers at the start of the year plus the number of providers added during the year. There was a net loss of 337 family child care providers in Maryland between July 2006 and June 2007. |
What attracts people to a career in family child care? What causes them to leave? In 2007, MCC survey 279 new family child care providers. As shown below, their primary reasons for entering the child care profession were that they enjoy working with children and that they want to stay home with their own children. In 2007, MCC also surveyed 156 family child care providers who were leaving the child care profession. As shown below, they were leaving the child care profession because they moved; they experienced burnout or retired or got a new job; or they simply could not attract enough children to make their child care business profitable |
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Reasons Maryland Family Child Care Providers Leave the Child Care Profession |
Reasons Maryland Family Child Care Providers Entered the Child Care Profession |
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How many children in Maryland will need child care in the future? In Maryland, 75% of children under age 12 – more than 700,000 children in 2012 – may require child care while their mothers are at work • The number of children in the 0-4 age group is projected to increase by about 9.6% from 2008 through 2012. • The number of children in the 5-9 age group is projected to decrease by about 3.8% from 2008 through 2012. |
How many children in Maryland will need child care in the future? In Maryland, 75% of children under age 12 – more than 700,000 children in 2012 – may require child care while their mothers are at work • The number of children in the 0-4 age group is projected to increase by about 9.6% from 2008 through 2012. • The number of children in the 5-9 age group is projected to decrease by about 3.8% from 2008 through 2012. |
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