ARP Child Care Stabilization Funding State and Territory Fact Sheets (June 2023)
ACF Releases Updated State and Territory Fact Sheets that Demonstrate the American Rescue Plan Stabilization Program Helped More Than 225,000 Child Care Programs and Impacted up to 10 Million Children
The Administration for Children and Families Office of Child Care released updated state fact sheets and national data on the ARP Child Care Stabilization Program.
The ARP Child Care Stabilization Program helped more than 225,000 child care providers, impacting as many as 10 million children. Child care providers used awards to help with operational costs like wages and benefits; rent and utilities; program materials and supplies; and cleaning and sanitation. State ARP Stabilization funds ended September 30, 2023. These fact sheets reflect data through June 30, 2023. Final data will be released once available.
In the United States:
- More than 80 percent of licensed child care centers across the country received assistance
- In most states, funding assisted child care providers in at least 98 percent of counties with a persistent poverty rate
- The average child care center award size was about $177,000, and child care providers most commonly used these funds to pay for personnel costs to keep programs staffed
- The average award size for family child care providers was about $27,000, and providers most commonly used these funds to assist with rent, utilities, and mortgage payments to help ensure that programs stay open
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ARP Child Care Stabilization Funding State and Territory Fact Sheet (June 2022)
ACF Releases Updated State and Territory Fact Sheets that Demonstrate the American Rescue Plan Stabilization Program Is Helping More Than 220,000 Child Care Programs and Impacting up to 9.6 Million Children
The Administration for Children and Families Office of Child Care released updated state fact sheets and national data on the ARP Child Care Stabilization Program.
As of December 31, 2022, the ARP Child Care Stabilization Program had served more than 220,000 child care providers, impacting as many as 9.6 million children. Providers are using awards to help with operational costs like wages and benefits; rent and utilities; program materials and supplies; and cleaning and sanitation. Stabilization grants are still being distributed to child care providers in some states and territories.
In the United States:
- Assistance has been provided to more than 8 out of every 10 licensed child care centers across the country.
- In most states, funding has assisted child care providers in at least 98 percent of counties with a persistent poverty rate.
- The average child care center award size has been about $140,000 so far, and child care providers have most commonly used these funds to pay for personnel costs to keep programs staffed.
- The average award size for family child care providers has been about $23,000 so far, and providers have most commonly used these funds to assist with rent, utilities, and mortgage payments to help ensure that programs stay open.
Resources
VIEW THE STATE AND TERRITORY ARP CHILD CARE STABILIZATION FACT SHEETS (through June 30, 2022) (PDF)
VIEW THE STATE AND TERRITORY ARP CHILD CARE STABILIZATION FACT SHEETS (through December 31, 2022) (PDF)
VIEW THE NATIONAL ARP CHILD CARE STABILIZATION FACT SHEET (PDF)