Child Care
Quality child care provides a safe, nurturing environment where children learn the
basics they will need to start school and develop social skills that
will help them get along with others. When children are provided with
quality child care, parents are allowed time to work or continue their
own education in order to better provide for their families.
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Children enrolled in subsidized
child care in Pinellas County averaged 12,011 per month in fiscal year
2006-2007, 2.2% above the prior year average and substantially higher
than the monthly average during the 2002-2005 period.
- The number of children on the
child care wait list in fiscal year 2006-2007 increased 27.2% over the
prior fiscal year.
- If the
entire wait list were to enroll in child care, total enrollment
would increase 26.8% to more than 15,200.
Funded Agencies:
Coordinated
Child Care – All
Pinellas County License Board – Licensing
Achieve Tampa Bay – Child Care Outreach
PARC –
Discovery Learning Center and Homebound
Read More About It:
Nearly Half of Preschoolers Receive Child Care
from Relatives
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/children/011574.html
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