Kentucky Child Care Demographic Data

Demographic Information | Staff/Child Ratios and Qualifications | Contact Information

Demographic Information

1995 Population*

3,860,219

1995 Child Population (under 18)*

1,016,000

Children under 18 as percent of population*

26.3%

1995 Children under 5*

261,108

1995 Poverty Rate (all persons)*

14.7%

* 1995 Census Bureau tables


Poor Children Under 6, 1990-1992**

112,150

Children Under 6 Poverty Rate,

1990-1992**

39.5%

** Map and Track, National Center for Children in Poverty, Appendix C


Number of Children under 18 with Working Parent(s)†

541,254

Percent of Children under 18 with Working Parent(s)†

57%

† Working Mother "State of the States," May 1996

State Median Income: $37,984
(4 person family, fiscal year 1997, Federal Register, Vol. 61, No. 54, pg. 11213)

Licensed Child Care Centers: 1,888
(1997 Child Day Care Center Licensing Study, Children's Foundation)

Licensed Family Child Care Providers: 762
(1996 Family Child Care Licensing Study, Children's Foundation)

For additional statistical information on indicators of child well-being in the state, visit the Annie E. Casey "Kids Count" Web site at <http://www.aecf.org/kc1998/toc.htm>

Staff/Child Ratios and Qualifications

Center-based care

All information provided is for centers that are licensed or regulated by the State.

Age Range

Ratio

Infants

(1:5)

Toddlers

(1:6)

2 - 3 years

(1:10)

3 - 4 years

(1:12)

4 - 5 years

(1:14)

Schoolage

(1:15)

7 years and older

(1:25) [before/after school]

7 years and older

(1:20) [full day care]

Family Child Care Providers

All information provided is for providers that are licensed or regulated by the State.

Age Range

Ratio

There shall never be more than 6 children under the age of 6 years including the provider's own or related children; maximum number of children in care shall never exceed 10.

If more than 4 infants are in care, provider shall employ an assistant who must be 16 years of age or older.

Staff Qualifications

Staff

Must be at least 18.

For a complete listing of this state's child care licensing regulations, please visit the Web site of the National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care at
<http://nrc.uchsc.edu>
or call: (800) 598-KIDS

Contact Information

Licensing Agency

Cabinet for Health Services
Cabinet for Human Resources Building
OIG - Division of Licensing and Regulation
275 East Main Street, 4th Floor East - A
Frankfort, KY 40621
Phone: (502) 564-2800
Fax: (502) 564-6546

Child Care Administrator

Clifford Jennings
Program Support Branch Manager
Kentucky Department for Social Services
Division of Program Management
Cabinet for Families and Children
275 East Main Street, 6th Floor West
Frankfort, KY 40621
Phone: (502) 564-0850
Fax: (502) 564-2467

Head Start Collaboration Liaison

Kurt Walker
Kentucky Head Start Collaboration Project
1715 Capital Plaza Tower
Frankfort, KY 40601
Phone: (502) 564-3010
Fax: (502) 564-6952
Fax/Data: (502) 564-2689

Child Care Food Program Administrator

Director
Division of School and Community Nutrition
State Department of Education
500 Mero Street
Frankfort, KY 40601
Phone: (502) 573-4390

Child Abuse Reporting Hotline

(502) 564-2800

Office of Child Support Enforcement

Division of Child Support Enforcement
Cabinet for Human Resources
275 East Main Street, 6th Floor East
Frankfort, KY 40621
Phone:(502) 564-5988
(800) 248-1163 (in state only)
Fax: (502) 564-5988