The Conundrum Of Child Care Economics
When it comes to the economics of child care, both sides are hurting. For parents, the cost of child care is a huge financial burden. For child care providers, the financial compensation is grossly inadequate. Maryland Family Network collects and analyses extensive data about the demand, supply, and cost of child care in Maryland. Child Care Demographics 2013 includes data on population, income, workforce participation, and child care in Maryland.
Resources & Links
Child Care Demographics 2015: Jurisdictional Reports provide county-level data for Baltimore City and the 23 counties in Maryland.
Trends in Child Care 2015 provides a state-level summary of demand, supply, and cost of child care in Maryland from 2008 and projecting to 2017.
For international comparisons of government subsidy for early care and education, see The United States is Trailing Other Countries on Early Education Investment and Enrollment (including colorful infographic) from Center for American Progress.
Education at a Glance 2012 provides international comparisons on access to preschool on page 74 - 75.
Innocenti Report Care 11 from UNICEF’s Office of Research ranks the U.S. as 26th out of 28 developed nations in the provision of preschool to 4-year olds. In addition, the Report Card offers many other indicators of child well-being.