ChildcareResearch & Data
Industry statistics, pay data and state rules for the childcare workforce, in one place.
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Data and statistics
Industry statisticsChildcare Industry Statistics
Employment, projected openings, pay and workforce figures for childcare workers, preschool teachers and center directors.
Figures come from BLS, Head Start and NIEER sources, with a ready-made citation for each page.
Pay dataChildcare Salaries by Role and StateMedian and percentile pay for childcare roles from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
Core roles add state-by-state pay where BLS publishes a median.
State-by-state rules
- Daycare Teacher Requirements by State · 51 states
- Daycare Director Requirements by State · 51 states
- Home Daycare License Requirements by State · 51 states
- Childcare Quality Rating Systems (QRIS) by State · 51 states
- Early Childhood Education Programs by State · 51 states
- How to Start a Daycare: Licensing Steps by State · 51 states
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