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Report out from National Academies on measuring poverty recommends adjusting the way childcare costs are incorporated into the Supplemental Poverty Measure to better reflect actual need--including research into defining the basic amount of $ need.

Details:
https://www.nationalacademies.org/event/40860_09-2023_committee-on-national-statistics-public-seminar-modernizing-poverty-measurement

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#FactOfTheDay: New tool shows childcare prices as a share of median family income for counties across the U.S.

https://www.dol.gov/agencies/wb/topics/childcare/median-family-income-by-age-care-setting

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#FactOfTheDay: Licensed child care spaces were available for around 1-in-4 California children ages 0 to 12 with working parents in 2021.
Learn more: https://www.kidsdata.org/blog/?p=10707

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#FactOfTheDay: In 2021, childcare availability in some counties was lower than 1 space in licensed child care for every 7 children.
Learn more: https://www.kidsdata.org/blog/?p=10707

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#FactOfTheDay: In 2021, median county-level costs for full-time licensed infant care ranged from $13,600 to $22,900 annually in child care centers.

Learn more:
https://www.kidsdata.org/blog/?p=10707

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