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Table 7. Children Enrolled in Facilities Using Various Methods of Setting Private-Pay Rates: 2023. Study Year 2023/ Response Category* Group / Children Enrolled Total Sample Centers Homes Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Child Care Subsidy Reimbursement Rates 57,109 39.4 53,418 38.5 3,601 58.4 Neighboring Facilities’ Rates 75,907 52.4 73,330 52.9 2,577 41.8 What I feel/hear parents can afford 46,794 32.3 43,802 31.6 2,992 48.5 Actual cost of providing care 62,026 42.8 59,428 42.8 2,598 42.1 Corporate Office/Church Board/ School's Board of Directors 65,299 45.1 65,216 47.0 83 1.3 Number of Children in total sample: 144,912; Center: 138,747; Homes:6,165. *Note: Providers could select multiple responses.

B. CONTRIBUTIONS TO ASSIST WITH PROGRAM OPERATION Table 8 shows contributions to assist with child care facility operations. Among the total sample (n=3,283), the most common contribution was Grants, with 75.7 percent (2,485 facilities). Facilities with star levels of three or four comprised about two-thirds of all facilities citing this contribution. Approximately 81 percent of homes received Grants. The percentage of centers receiving Grant was somewhat lower, with approximately 73.5 percent. The second most common contribution was food, with about 60 percent (1,958 facilities) receiving Child & Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) support. No other contributions were comparable in prevalence in comparison to Grants and CACFP reimbursements. Materials and supplies are were cited by 16.6 percent of total facilities.

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Table 7. Children Enrolled in Facilities Using Various Methods of Setting Private-Pay Rates: 2023. Study Year 2023/ Response Category* Group / Children Enrolled Total Sample Centers Homes Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Child Care Subsidy Reimbursement Rates 57,109 39.4 53,418 38.5 3,601 58.4 Neighboring Facilities’ Rates 75,907 52.4 73,330 52.9 2,577 41.8 What I feel/hear parents can afford 46,794 32.3 43,802 31.6 2,992 48.5 Actual cost of providing care 62,026 42.8 59,428 42.8 2,598 42.1 Corporate Office/Church Board/ School's Board of Directors 65,299 45.1 65,216 47.0 83 1.3 Number of Children in total sample: 144,912; Center: 138,747; Homes:6,165. *Note: Providers could select multiple responses.

B. CONTRIBUTIONS TO ASSIST WITH PROGRAM OPERATION Table 8 shows contributions to assist with child care facility operations. Among the total sample (n=3,283), the most common contribution was Grants, with 75.7 percent (2,485 facilities). Facilities with star levels of three or four comprised about two-thirds of all facilities citing this contribution. Approximately 81 percent of homes received Grants. The percentage of centers receiving Grant was somewhat lower, with approximately 73.5 percent. The second most common contribution was food, with about 60 percent (1,958 facilities) receiving Child & Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) support. No other contributions were comparable in prevalence in comparison to Grants and CACFP reimbursements. Materials and supplies are were cited by 16.6 percent of total facilities.