Child Care by the Numbers

Child Care by the Numbers provides

• information on the number of child care providers serving subsidized children, and
• the number and percent of these providers who are Texas Rising Star certified.

It also provides information on

• the number of children served, and
• the number and percent of children who selected a Texas Rising Star certified program.

This information is available at the state level and for each of the 28 workforce areas – both current and historical data (see “About the Data” below).

The data provided is an overview of Texas Rising Star since October 2014. In reviewing the data, it is important to understand the various factors that can affect Texas Rising Star. These factors include changes in policies at the federal, state, and Local Workforce Development Board (Board) levels, changes in methodology for collecting and reporting data, the differences in populations in a Board’s local workforce development area (that is, urban or rural), and the seasonal changes in families’ child care needs.

Child Care by the Numbers presents data on children in care two different ways:

• average number of children per day – on average, how many children are receiving care each day
• unduplicated count – actual number of individual children served for one day or more in the report period. 

Data is provided annually and monthly:

• Annual - When annual data is reported, the year is based on the board contract year (BCY) of October 1st through September 30th. The data reported here begins in October 2014, or BCY ’15.
• Monthly - Monthly views will show the most recent 13-month look back. This allows the user to view seasonal trends and year over year data changes. 

• Childcare by the Numbers Monthly Data
• Childcare by the Numbers Annual Data