Tag: market rate study
What A New Market Rate Survey Tells Us (And Doesn’t Tell Us) About Child Care Costs
March 30th, 2021
The 2021 Local Child Care Market Rate Survey has officially arrived, courtesy of Delaware’s Division of Social Services. And while it shows a small uptick in child care tuition costs across the state (five to nine percent since 2018)—the true headline is that the survey will still help determine how (and how much) Delaware funds...VIEW ARTICLE
We Shouldn’t Depend on Market Rate Studies to Fund Early Learning
March 15th, 2021
The child care industry across the nation is in dire peril. In Delaware, the situation is just as grim. Advocates are rallying around the state’s budgetary process in hopes of increasing state investments to save struggling providers. Even before COVID-19—which caused havoc by raising costs while lowering enrollment—early child care...VIEW ARTICLE