Early Childhood Education and Care in the United States: An Overview of the Current Policy Picture

International Journal of Child Care and Education Policy

Table 3 Percentage of children under 6 years old in type of ECEC, by age 1 Type of Non-Parental Arrangement

	Children	Total	In-Relative Care	In Non-Relative Care	In Center-Based Program	No Non-Parental Arrangement
Characteristic	(In thousands)	(Percent in non-parental care)	Percent	Percent	Percent	Percent
TOTAL	21,421	60	21	18	31	40
Age/3
Less than 1 year	4,158	45	24	17	7	55
1 years old	4,027	50	24	19	11	50
2 years old	4,007	54	19	20	19	46
3 years old	4,126	68	21	19	41	32
4 years old	4,065	78	18	15	65	22
5 years old	1,038	84	15	17	75	16

Note. Estimates are based on children under 6 not yet in kindergarten in the 1995 NHES.
Note. Columns do not add up to total because some children participated in more than one type of arrangement. From Child Care and Early Education Program Participation of Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers, by U.S. Department of Education.