Indiana Child Care Data

Access to child care can be a key factor in attracting and retaining long-term business investments and involved community partners. It is also an important community resource that helps support working families.

Data on the number, location and type of day care facilities in Indiana are now available here at STATS Indiana.  These data were collected, organized and used for a study conducted in 2005 on the economic impact of child care in Indiana.

These data are available by topic.  Simply choose your topic of interest and view and download the data.

Child Care Facilities and Enrollment by Type

Comparison View | Timeseries View

• First Step
• Head start participants
• Licensed centers
• Licensed homes
• Ministries

Child Care Space Availability

Comparison View | Timeseries View

• Licensed care space per 100 age 0-4
• Number of slots available for children in licensed centers
• Children receiving vouchers
• Children waiting for vouchers

Coming Soon: Demographics of Children

• Number (census counts, estimates and projections) by age
• Characteristics
• Income and Poverty

Coming Soon: Child Care Business Characteristics

• Number of establishments categorized by size, payroll and receipts ($)

Related Links

• Carefinder Indiana
• Indiana Association for Child Care Resource & Referral
• Kids Count in Indiana—Online Database
• Kids Count—National Data
• Child Welfare League of America—Indiana Fact Sheets (PDF): 2004; 2005; 2006; 2007
• National Child Care Information Center