Children with special needs are receiving higher quality child care experience
Children with special needs are receiving higher quality child care experience. The number of child care facilities willing to enroll children with special needs has increased.
Smart Start Contributions:
1,073 or 2.2% of the children who received a Smart Start child care subsidy
were identified as having special needs, that is have a Individual Family
Service Plan (IFSP) or IEP (Individual Education Plan) This is compared
to
1.7% of all children 0-5 years old who received a child care subsidy.
605 or 56% of the children with special needs and received a Smart Start child care subsidy were enrolled in high quality child care facilities, that is, have a 4- or 5-star rating from DCD. This is compared to 69% for all children with special needs who received a child care subsidy
Results:
Target Groups of Children Average Star Rating
- Children enrolled in regulated child care programs 3.25 Stars
- Children receiving subsidy enrolled in regulated child care programs 3.25 Stars
- Children with special needs receiving subsidy enrolled in regulated child care programs 4.00 Stars
Progress Toward Achieving the Goal