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Factsheet: Estimates of Child Care Subsidy Eligibility & Receipt for Fiscal Year 2021

Publication Date
Authors
Nina Chien

Key Points:

  • In 2021, 11.5 million children were eligible for child care subsidies under federal rules; under state rules – which can be more restrictive – 8.0 million were eligible.
  • 1.8 million children received subsidies, representing 15 percent of those eligible under federal rules and 22 percent under state rules.
  • Children in deeper poverty were more likely to receive subsidies than those who were less poor.
  • Younger children (ages one through five) were more likely to receive subsidies than older, school-aged children.
  • Black, non-Hispanic children who were federally eligible for subsidies were more likely to receive subsidies, compared to children of other races and ethnicities who were eligible.
Product Type
ASPE Data Point
Populations
Children | Racial & Ethnic Groups | Families with Children | Low-Income Populations
Location- & Geography-Based Data
National Data
Program
Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) | Child Care Development Fund (CCDF)