Population of Children Under 5
Population of children under 5 is the number of children under 5 years old in a given area.
Indicators
CCC maintains more than 150 data sets on New York City’s children and families. The datasets, ranging from topics such as population through child welfare, attempts to capture a holistic view of the well-being of New York’s children throughout all communities.
Early Care and Education
Population of Children Under 5
Enrollment
Early Education Enrollment in Private and Public Programs
3-and 4-year-olds enrolled in early education programs. Percents refer to the share of all 3 and 4 year olds in a geography.
Enrollment in Publicly Funded Care for Children Under 5
Publicly funded care for children under five-year-old captures seats contracted by the Department of Education (NYC Public Schools), including Pre-K, 3-K and infant and toddler seats, as well as ...
Enrollment in Contracted Care for Children Under 5
Contracted care for children under five-year-old includes: contracted subsidized EarlyLearn and NYC Head Start (during 2019/2020 transitioned from the Administration for Children’s Services to th ...
Enrollment in Subsidized Care for All Children
Subsidized care for all children includes contracted subsidized EarlyLearn and NYC Head Start (during 2019/2020 transitioned from the Administration for Children’s Services to the Department of E ...
Enrollment in EarlyLearn Contracted Care for All Children
EarlyLearn contracted care also includes NYC Head Start and 3-K and Pre-K seats in these settings (during 2019/2020 transitioned from the Administration for Children’s Services to the Department ...
Enrollment in Pre-K for All
Pre-K for All is a universal program administered by the Department of Education to provide Pre-K and 3-K for All.
Enrollment in 3-K for All
3-K for All is a universal program administered by the Department of Education to provide Pre-K and 3-K for All.
Contracted Enrollment by Length of Care by Age Group
Length of care by age group refers to enrollment in contracted system which includes Early Learn, 3-K and Pre-K for All provided in center-based settings, licensed family settings and schools (sc ...
Utilization
Child Care Voucher Utilization for Children Under 5
Families eligible for vouchers are either receiving Cash Assistance from the Human Resources Administration (HRA) or have an ACS-issued voucher. Vouchers act like an electronic coupon that a fami ...
Child Care Voucher Utilization for All Children
Families eligible for vouchers are either receiving mandated vouchers for families on Cash Assistance from the Human Resources Administration (HRA) or have an ACS-issued voucher (including non-ma ...
Unmet Need for Publicly Funded Child Care
Population: estimated population of infants.Income Eligible = number of infants in households below 200% of the Federal Poverty Level (around $50,000 for a family of 4). Percents refer to the per ...
Capacity in Contracted Care for Children Under 5
Contracted care for children under five-year-old includes: contracted subsidized EarlyLearn and NYC Head Start and universal programs to provide Pre-K and 3-K for All.
Affordability
Cost Burden for Infant/Toddler Child Care
Child care cost burden refers to the median cost of infant/toddler child care as a percentage of median household income in the past year for families with children under five.
Infant/Toddler Child Care Affordability
Child care affordability data represents families with children under 5 who pay less than 7% of their annual income on the estimated cost of child care. The threshold for child care affordability ...
Preschool (Age 3-5) Child Care Cost Burden
Preschool child care cost burden refers to the median cost of care for children ages 3-5 as a percentage of median household income in the past year for families with children under five.
Preschool (Age 3-5) Child Care Affordability
Child care affordability data represents families with children under 5 who pay less than 7% of their annual income on the estimated cost of child care. The threshold for child care affordability ...
Quality
Pre-K Learning Environment Quality
Average Early Childhood Education Rating System (ECERS) Observation Score