Public Accountability Report Public Accountability Report

2025 Early Childhood - Child Care
Mission Statement To help families and individuals achieve self-sufficiency.
Program Goals and Objectives
Source of Funds General Revenue Fund Statutory Authority 305 ILCS 5/4-1.5a
Fiscal Year 2026 Target/Projected Fiscal Year 2025 Actual Fiscal Year 2025 Target/Projected Fiscal Year 2024 Actual Fiscal Year 2023 Actual
Input Indicators
Total expenditures - all sources (in thousands) $ 3,023,299.3 $ 2,466,759.8 $ 32,955.1 N/A $ 0.0
Total expenditures - state appropriated funds (in thousands) $ 3,023,299.3 $ 2,466,759.8 $ 32,955.1 N/A $ 0.0
Average monthly full-time equivalents 95.0 95.0 4.0 N/A 0.0
Output Indicators
Average number of cases/families served per month 88,683 84,460 82,400 77,413 66,327
Average number of children served per month 148,271 141,210 139,500 130,872 114,274
Number of credentials issued to child-care practitioners 10,343 10,042 9,000 9,000 9,000
Number of child-care practitioners who received wage supplements N/A N/A 3,300 3,451 3,625
Number of children served by Migrant Head Start 360.0 357.0 350.0 325.0 250.0
Number of children in Migrant Head Start treated for chronic medical conditions 8.0 12.0 15.0 15.0 15.0
Percentage of Migrant Head Start children receiving medical examinations 88.00% 85.00% 85.00% 85.00% 85.00%
Percentage of Migrant Head Start parents enrolled in GED classes 6.00% 5.00% 3.00% 1.00% 2.00%
Number of children served through the Crisis Nursery Program 7,659 7,310 6,118 2,490 3,196
Outcome Indicators
Percentage of families eligible for child-care services served N/A N/A 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Percentage of working families receiving child-care services N/A N/A 94.00% 93.28% 94.30%
Percentage of children receiving child-care services who are in licensed care N/A N/A 76.00% 75.80% 76.30%
Percentage of families receiving child-care subsidies because of employment N/A N/A 95.00% 94.59% 95.71%
Percentage of Migrant Head Start parents enrolled in English as a second language classes 0.00% 0.00% 2.00% 2.00% 3.00%
Efficiency/Cost-Effectiveness Indicators
Average child-care cost per case/family per month (in dollars) $ 1,387.05 $ 1,321.00 $ 1,400.00 $ 1,294.40 $ 1,300.58
Average child-care cost per child per month (in dollars) $ 828.45 $ 789.00 $ 775.00 $ 765.66 $ 785.00

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