Important Facts for Child Care Numbers of Facilities

Definition

Child care numbers of facilities.

Numerator

The number of licensed child care facilities in the state, as reported by the Utah Department of Health, Child Care Licensing Program.

Denominator

N/A

Why Is This Important?

According to the Utah Department of Workforce Services, in 2011 more than half of Utah's children (50.1%) had both parents working outside of the home; 49.1% of Utah mothers with children under the age of 6 worked outside of the home; 54.7% of Utah mothers with children both under the age of 6 and between the ages of 6-17 worked outside of the home; and 82.5% of Utah mothers with children only aged 6 and older worked outside of the home. This means that Utah families have a significant need for safe, healthy child care services.

How Are We Doing?

Utah has 312 licensed child care centers, and 885 in-home child care providers. The total number of child slots in centers is 27,620. The total number of child slots in in-home care is 10,400. (Oct. 2014 data)