Alaska Families Receiving Subsidized Child Care
Under State-Run Programs, December 2001

                                                           Number                             Percent of Total
State-Administered
Temporary Assistance¹

   Families receiving
   welfare benefits and
   working or participating                 2,552                                            100%
   in work activities²

      Families receiving                     755                                              30%
      child care

Child Care                                     Number                             Percent of Program
Subsidy Program³

   Low-income families
   receiving child-care
   subsidies                                           3,482                                              100%

      Families that left
      welfare within
      past year⁴                                      442                                                  13%

      Other low-income
      families⁵                                      3,040                                                 87%

1  Figures do not include assistance programs administered by Alaska Native non-profit     organizations.
2  The total state-administered welfare caseload (excluding cases administered by Native
     non-profit organizations) in December 2001 was 5,902, including 1,085 cases with children      receiving benefits but living with adults not receiving benefits.
3  This is a program of the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development.
     It pays anywhere from 25 to 97 percent of child care expenses for families whose income is 85      percent or less of the state median family income.
4  Families within the first year of transitioning from welfare to work have priority in this      program.
5  These families may or may not have ever received welfare benefits. If the program does not      have enough funds to subsidize child care for all qualifed families, these families get lower      priority than those who have just moved off welfare.

Sources: Alaska Division of Public Assistance; Alaska Department of Education and Early Development

Changes in Number of Families Receiving Subsidies,
December 2000 to December 2001

Families receiving welfare and working      -23%

Families that left welfare within a year       -27%

Other low-income families                            +38%

It is one of the biggest costs for working parents…
Average Annual Cost of Care for a
Four-Year-Old At Child-Care Centers,
                  2000

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