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NORTH CAROLINA CHILD CARE MARKET RATE STUDY FINAL REPORT Child Care Market Rate Survey 2023 Page | iii

LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES

Name Page T1. Sample Disposition by Facility Type: 2023…………………………………………………………………….…6 T2. Response Rate by Facility Type: 2023………………………………………………………………………...… 7 T3. Facilities Participating in Survey by Enrollment Type and Star Rating: 2023……………………………………7 T4. Children in Participating Facilities by Enrollment Type, Facility, and Star Rating: 2023……………………… 8 T5. Private Pay, Subsidized, and NC Pre-K Children Enrolled in Participating Facilities by Age: 2023….……….. 9 F1. Percent of all Children Enrolled who Received Subsidy by Star Rating for Centers and Homes: 2021 and 2023....................................................................................................................................................................... 10 F2. Reported Versus Subsidy Rates for Infants and Toddlers in Centers: 2021 and 2023……………………………11 F3. Reported Versus Subsidy Rates for Two-Year-Olds in Centers: 2021 and 2023: ……………..…………………12 F4. Reported Versus Subsidy Rates for Three-to-Five-Year-Olds in Centers: 2021 and 2023…………………...… 12 F5. Reported Versus Subsidy Rates for School-Age Children in Centers: 2021 and 2023………………….……… 13 F6. Reported Versus Subsidy Rates for Infants in Homes: 2021 and 2023………………………………………..… 13 F7. Reported Versus Subsidy Rates for One-Year-Olds in Homes: 2021 and 2023………...………………………. 14 F8. Reported Versus Subsidy Rates for Two-Year-Olds in Homes: 2021 and 2023…….……………………………14 F9. Reported Versus Subsidy Rates for Three-to-Five-Year-Olds in Homes: 2021 and 2023……………………… 15 F10. Reported Versus Subsidy Rates for School-Age Children in Homes: 2021 and 2023 ………………...…………15 T6. Facilities Using Various Methods of Setting Private-Pay Rates: 2023………...………………………………... 17 T7. Children Enrolled in Facilities Using Various Methods of Setting Private-Pay Rates: 2023……………….…… 18 T8. Contributions to Assist with Operation of Program by Facility Type and Star Rating: 2023…………………… 19 T9. Contributions to Assist with Operation of Program by Number of Children Enrolled: 2023………………….…20 T10. Effects of Economic Conditions on Ability to Provide Quality Care for All Facilities: 2023……………………21 T11. Effects of Economic Conditions on Ability to Provide Care by Type of Facility: 2023……………………….…22 T12. Children Enrolled in Child Care Facilities by Change in Ability to Provide Quality Child Care as a Result of Economic Change for All Facilities: 2023……………………………………………………………………….

23 T13. Children Enrolled in Child Care Facilities by Change in Ability to Provide Quality Child Care as a Result of Economic Change by Facility Type: 2023……………………………………………………………………….

24 T14. Facilities that Charge the Difference Between Subsidy Rates and Their Private-Pay Rates: 2023……………… 25 T15. Percent of Children Receiving Subsidies Enrolled in Facilities That Charge the Difference Between Subsidy Rates and Their Private Pay Rates: 2023………………………………………………………………………… 26 T16. Amount of Parent Co-Payments Collected Each Month: 2023…………………………………………………. 27 T17. Reasons Private Paid Only Facilities for Not Participating in NC Subsidized Child Care Assistance Program by Facility Type: 2023…………………………………………………………………………………………... 28 T18. Children Enrolled in Facilities That Did Not Participate in the NC Subsidized Child Care Assistance Program by Star Rating and Type: 2023…………………………………………………………………………………… 29 T19. Age Imputed Rates for Infants and Toddlers for Centers (County A Example): 2023………………………….. 32 T20. Type Imputed Rates for Two-Year-Olds for Centers (County B Example): 2023………………………….…… 33 T21. Countywide Imputed Rates for All Age Categories for Homes (County C Example)………………………… 34