Estimates of Child Care Eligibility and Receipt for Fiscal Year 2011

Of the 14.3 million children eligible for child care subsidies under federal rules, only 17% receive subsidies. This brief from the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) presents data about the population of eligible children, divided into age and poverty categories, and compares characteristics of children eligible for subsidies with a subgroup of children who received subsidies in FY 2011.