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| Table 56. | Percentage distribution of quality rating of child care arrangements of children at about 4 years of age, by type of arrangement and selected child and family characteristics: 2005-06 |
| Selected characteristic | Quality rating of primary type of child care arrangement1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home-based relative and nonrelative care2,3 | All center-based programs | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head Start and other center-based programs4 | Head Start4 | Center-based care other than Head Start4,5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Low | Medium | High | Low | Medium | High | Low | Medium | High | Low | Medium | High | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ||||||||||||
| Total | 42.6 | (4.01) | 47.9 | (4.22) | 9.5 | (2.37) | 9.5 | (1.40) | 55.9 | (2.44) | 34.6 | (2.58) | 3.2 | (0.78) | 56.7 | (3.27) | 40.1 | (3.34) | 11.6 | (1.74) | 55.6 | (3.05) | 32.8 | (3.10) |
| Sex of child | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 45.5 | (5.48) | 44.1 | (5.58) | 10.4 | (3.88) | 6.3 | (1.47) | 53.5 | (3.35) | 40.2 | (3.29) | 2.2 | (0.97) | 56.5 | (3.94) | 41.2 | (3.95) | 7.7 | (1.82) | 52.4 | (4.07) | 39.8 | (4.08) |
| Female | 39.3 | (5.23) | 52.2 | (5.83) | 8.5 | (2.45) | 12.7 | (2.32) | 58.2 | (3.33) | 29.1 | (3.24) | 4.3 | (1.14) | 56.8 | (4.83) | 38.9 | (4.88) | 15.2 | (2.84) | 58.7 | (3.98) | 26.2 | (3.71) |
| Race/ethnicity of child | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 29.9 | (4.72) | 55.3 | (5.34) | 14.9 | (4.09) | 9.3 | (1.79) | 54.7 | (3.77) | 36.0 | (3.69) | 4.0 | (1.93) | 47.5 | (8.27) | 48.5 | (8.29) | 10.2 | (1.95) | 55.8 | (4.01) | 34.0 | (3.84) |
| Black | 52.8 | (8.64) | 47.2 | (8.64) | ‡ | (†) | 14.8 | (3.75) | 59.9 | (4.55) | 25.3 | (3.91) | 6.9 | (1.60) | 67.0 | (4.49) | 26.1 | (4.70) | 20.8 | (6.22) | 54.6 | (6.76) | 24.6 | (4.24) |
| Hispanic | 62.5 | (8.53) | 33.4 | (8.03) | 4.1 | (2.31) | 7.2 | (2.79) | 52.9 | (4.25) | 39.8 | (4.77) | ‡ | (†) | 56.2 | (5.54) | 43.4 | (5.47) | 11.7 | (4.47) | 50.8 | (6.82) | 37.6 | (7.31) |
| Asian | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 5.5 | (3.16) | 61.7 | (8.22) | 32.8 | (8.15) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 5.9 | (3.41) | 64.8 | (8.25) | 29.3 | (8.02) |
| Pacific Islander | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 73.5 | (7.69) | 23.5 | (7.02) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| Two or more races | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 8.5 | (4.83) | 66.0 | (7.63) | 25.5 | (6.61) | ‡ | (†) | 59.7 | (10.79) | 40.3 | (10.79) | 11.9 | (6.47) | 68.4 | (8.83) | 19.7 | (6.84) |
| Age of child | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less than 48 months | 31.8 | (7.35) | 64.3 | (7.24) | 3.9 | (2.77) | 9.8 | (2.35) | 57.1 | (5.33) | 33.1 | (5.51) | ‡ | (†) | 62.3 | (8.56) | 35.3 | (8.44) | 12.5 | (3.49) | 55.2 | (7.31) | 32.3 | (7.22) |
| 48 to 52 months | 40.3 | (6.19) | 47.2 | (6.86) | 12.5 | (4.19) | 12.3 | (2.59) | 54.9 | (4.12) | 32.8 | (3.72) | 0.9 | (0.49) | 55.5 | (6.29) | 43.6 | (6.31) | 16.2 | (3.23) | 54.7 | (5.00) | 29.1 | (4.37) |
| 53 to 57 months | 46.6 | (6.49) | 42.5 | (6.69) | 10.9 | (3.14) | 7.3 | (1.67) | 56.5 | (3.22) | 36.2 | (3.36) | 3.8 | (1.34) | 57.5 | (4.02) | 38.7 | (4.06) | 8.4 | (2.08) | 56.2 | (4.22) | 35.4 | (4.29) |
| 58 or more months | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 7.2 | (3.65) | 55.1 | (4.81) | 37.7 | (4.57) | 14.9 | (9.58) | 46.7 | (13.27) | 38.4 | (11.42) | 5.0 | (3.81) | 57.5 | (5.77) | 37.5 | (5.88) |
| Mother's employment status | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full-time (35 hours or more) | 36.6 | (4.34) | 56.6 | (4.50) | 6.9 | (2.52) | 14.9 | (2.84) | 55.5 | (3.74) | 29.6 | (3.67) | 4.9 | (1.16) | 47.7 | (5.16) | 47.4 | (5.53) | 17.6 | (3.47) | 57.6 | (4.47) | 24.8 | (3.72) |
| Part-time (less than 35 hours) | 48.9 | (7.47) | 35.1 | (7.08) | 16.0 | (4.61) | 5.7 | (1.80) | 60.9 | (4.64) | 33.4 | (4.72) | 3.2 | (2.59) | 59.8 | (8.26) | 37.0 | (7.97) | 6.5 | (2.17) | 61.2 | (6.14) | 32.3 | (5.97) |
| Looking for work | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 14.0 | (5.19) | 53.4 | (6.27) | 32.5 | (6.64) | ‡ | (†) | 73.1 | (8.42) | 24.5 | (8.27) | 22.4 | (8.52) | 39.2 | (8.58) | 38.4 | (9.45) |
| Not in labor force | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 3.5 | (1.31) | 53.3 | (4.81) | 43.2 | (4.98) | 1.7 | (1.23) | 59.0 | (5.59) | 39.2 | (5.61) | 4.2 | (1.73) | 51.2 | (6.71) | 44.7 | (7.02) |
| No mother in household | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| Parents' highest level | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| of education | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less than high school | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 12.6 | (4.52) | 59.6 | (7.01) | 27.8 | (5.88) | ‡ | (†) | 57.4 | (7.36) | 40.4 | (7.28) | 20.8 | (7.99) | 61.3 | (10.74) | 17.9 | (7.65) |
| High school completion | 62.0 | (6.10) | 32.8 | (6.20) | 5.3 | (2.79) | 6.3 | (1.81) | 49.2 | (3.34) | 44.5 | (4.07) | 5.4 | (1.47) | 51.8 | (6.12) | 42.9 | (6.28) | 6.7 | (2.48) | 47.9 | (4.55) | 45.4 | (5.62) |
| Some college/vocational | 41.7 | (6.68) | 50.9 | (6.75) | 7.4 | (3.39) | 15.3 | (2.78) | 59.0 | (2.92) | 25.7 | (2.68) | 2.6 | (1.39) | 62.0 | (4.22) | 35.3 | (4.12) | 21.5 | (3.69) | 57.5 | (3.97) | 21.0 | (3.62) |
| Bachelor's degree | 29.9 | (8.51) | 62.1 | (8.63) | 8.0 | (4.86) | 6.7 | (2.43) | 59.8 | (6.64) | 33.4 | (6.78) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 7.3 | (2.64) | 60.2 | (7.18) | 32.6 | (7.32) |
| Any graduate education | 10.3 | (5.73) | 61.3 | (8.63) | 28.3 | (7.99) | 5.0 | (2.53) | 53.6 | (7.44) | 41.4 | (7.48) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 5.3 | (2.66) | 54.5 | (7.46) | 40.2 | (7.46) |
| Poverty status6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Below poverty threshold | 68.1 | (6.76) | 28.3 | (6.86) | 3.6 | (2.03) | 9.0 | (2.36) | 59.2 | (3.18) | 31.8 | (3.48) | 2.6 | (1.10) | 57.8 | (4.16) | 39.7 | (4.35) | 15.0 | (4.14) | 60.6 | (5.68) | 24.4 | (5.14) |
| At or above poverty threshold | 35.8 | (4.32) | 53.2 | (4.79) | 11.1 | (2.70) | 9.7 | (1.46) | 54.8 | (3.18) | 35.6 | (3.30) | 3.8 | (1.35) | 55.6 | (4.74) | 40.5 | (4.70) | 10.8 | (1.73) | 54.6 | (3.61) | 34.6 | (3.73) |
| Socioeconomic status7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lowest 20 percent | 71.2 | (7.12) | 26.4 | (7.02) | 2.4 | (1.80) | 6.7 | (2.21) | 58.6 | (4.39) | 34.7 | (4.46) | 3.5 | (1.27) | 53.0 | (5.31) | 43.6 | (5.65) | 9.8 | (3.98) | 63.9 | (7.34) | 26.4 | (6.60) |
| Middle 60 percent | 43.3 | (5.26) | 49.7 | (5.50) | 7.0 | (2.57) | 11.2 | (1.83) | 56.5 | (2.69) | 32.3 | (2.68) | 3.2 | (1.22) | 59.7 | (4.07) | 37.1 | (4.05) | 14.0 | (2.28) | 55.4 | (3.37) | 30.6 | (3.37) |
| Highest 20 percent | 7.8 | (4.79) | 66.3 | (7.41) | 25.9 | (6.85) | 7.3 | (2.54) | 52.2 | (6.27) | 40.5 | (6.19) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 7.5 | (2.61) | 52.7 | (6.33) | 39.8 | (6.21) |
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Primary type of care arrangement is the type of nonparental care in which the child spent the most hours. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Care provided in the child's home or in another private home by a relative (excluding parents) or by a person unrelated to the child. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Quality rating based on the Family Day Care Rating Scale (FDCRS). Low quality = score of 1 but less than 3. Medium quality = score of 3 but less than 5. High quality = score of 5 to 7. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 Quality rating based on the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale (ECERS). Low quality = score of 1 but less than 3. Medium quality = score of 3 but less than 5. High quality = score of 5 to 7. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 Care provided in places such as early learning centers, nursery schools, and preschools, not classified as Head Start. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 Poverty status based on Census Bureau guidelines from 2002, which identify a dollar amount determined to meet a household's needs, given its size and composition. In 2002, a family of four was considered to live below the poverty threshold if its income was less than or equal to $18,392. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 Socioeconomic status (SES) was measured by a composite score based on parental education and occupations, and family income. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Estimates weighted by W33P0. Estimates pertain to children assessed between 44 months and 65 months of age. Rating is for child's primary type of care arrangement, which was the type of nonparental care in which the child spent the most hours. Children who were primarily cared for by parents or in multiple arrangements are not included in this table. Ratings of care arrangement quality using both the FDCRS and ECERS scales were based on interviewer observations of children's interactions with adults and peers, children's exposure to materials and activities, the extent to which and the manner in which routine care needs were met, and the furnishings and displays in the classroom. The FDCRS and ECERS metrics are designed to be equivalent. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding and suppression of cells that do not meet standards. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Standard errors appear in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort, Longitudinal 9-month–Kindergarten Restricted-Use Data File. (This table was prepared December 2010.) |
