Principal Investigators
Daniel G. Schroeder, PhD (Principal Investigator) – Ray Marshall Center
Monica Faulkner (Principal Investigator), Laura Marra (Co-Principal Investigator) – Texas Institute for Child and Family Wellbeing
Project Duration
July 2022 – June 2026
Description
Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin will provide services in order to complete two annual studies for the Texas Workforce Commission. The Texas Institute for Child and Family Wellbeing at the Steve Hicks School of Social Work will manage data collection from child care providers. The Ray Marshall Center at the LBJ School of Public Affairs manages the data analysis and reporting.
The purpose of the ongoing Child Care Market Rate Study is to create statistical summaries of market rates for child care for the entire state of Texas and for each of the 28 Local Workforce Development Areas. The purpose of the Cost of Quality Study is to understand the cost of providing quality child care in the state of Texas. The purpose is to provide estimates of how much more additional funding, in terms of daily rates, should be paid to providers who meet quality standards to care for children, relative to how much providers who meet minimal standards are paid.
Associated Projects
Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey (April 2003 – August 2022)
Child Care Cost of Quality Modeling Study (May 2019 – April 2022)
Reports Available
The reports for this ongoing project are published through the Texas Institute for Child & Family Wellbeing at the University of Texas at Austin’s Steve Hicks School of Social Work. The following reports are available on their website. To see prior reports, please visit TXICFW's Child Care Studies website.
2023 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey
2022 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey