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APPENDIX B. Child Care Market Rate Survey: 2023

Child Care Market Rate Survey 2023

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2023-2024: Instructions and Definitions: How to Complete the Survey

Question 1: CHILD CARE ENROLLMENT AND RATES FOR CHILDREN 0-5 YEARS OLD, NOT IN SCHOOL Complete the table for children enrolled in full-time care only; (children attend 32 or more hours per week). Include children who are 5 years old but not yet enrolled in kindergarten.

A. First, record your full-time enrollment in September 2023 for each of the age groups. ● Only include children who were enrolled a minimum of 32 hours a week or more. ● Include all children (except your own children) regardless of how child care is paid. If you care for other children who are related to you (niece, grandchild, etc.) include them in your count as well. ● Enter “0” for enrollment if during September you did not care for any children in an age group.

B. Second, record how many of these full-time enrolled children were completely private paid in September 2023. Private-paying parents are parents whose children do not receive subsidized child care.

● Do Not count any children who received subsidized child care. Definitions are below.

● Do count children who received a multiple-child discount (2 or more children in the same family enrolled).

● Enter “0” for enrollment if during September you did not care for any children in any age group who were completely private paid.

C. Third, record how many of the children enrolled in full-time care (Row A) were ONLY funded for care through the Subsidized Child Care Program in September 2023. Definitions are below. ● Enter “0” for enrollment if during September you did not care for any children full-time in any age group who participated in the DCDEE Child Care Subsidy Program.

D. Fourth: CENTERS ONLY: Record how many of the 4 year old children (Row A) had child care paid for through the NC Pre-K program in September 2023. Definitions are below. CHILD CARE HOMES ONLY: Question 1D does not apply to Homes. GO TO QUESTION 1E.

NOTE: The number of Children listed in Rows B and C should add up to the number you recorded in Row A.

E. Fifth, record the number of full-time child care slots you have for each age group, even if they were not filled in September. This shows your capacity even if you did not have all slots filled.

F. Sixth, record the current full-time rate that private-paying parents pay for children in each age group. ● Enter your on-time payment rates. These are the rates you regularly charge before applying discounts for paying early or charging parents extra for paying late. ● If rates for children of the same age varied, write the rate that most parents were charged.

G. Seventh, check the box to show if the rate you charged was per week or per month.