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Massachusetts 2012 Market Price SurveyReview of Study & Findings
October 2, 2013Nathan Grossman, Tina Chen-Xu, Hannah Sacchini
www.pcghumanservices.com
Agenda
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I. Survey Purpose and Context
II. Review of Survey Questions
III. Survey Methodology
IV. Data Analysis
V. Key Findings
VI. Results of Market Price Survey
Survey Purpose & Context
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• Conduct a credible study of market prices in each region of the state and across all program types to assist EEC in evaluating the adequacy of rates for the purpose of demonstrating equal access to child care for low-income families. The study:
• Examined the market prices for each type of care within each region and compared to EEC reimbursement rates to assess adequacy of rates
• Highlighted significant price variations
• Examined workforce staff make-up and qualifications
• EEC’s target child care rate schedule is to meet the 75th percentile of market prices
• ACF federal rules targets a goal of establishing rates at least at the 75th percentile to be regarded as providing equal access
Review of Survey Questions
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• Survey questionnaire was similar to 2010 survey
• The survey used screening questions to identify programs that have not served full-fee-paying children in the last 3 months and those that do not offer full-time care
• For programs that are not screened out, the survey collected the following information for all program types:• Standard days and hours of operation• Prices that the program typically charges by hour, day, week or month• Information on the program’s staff and qualifications
Survey Methodology
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• Based on a random sample of 4,421 child care centers, family child care providers and out-of-school-time programs
• Survey administered on-line in English and Spanish, with follow-up phone calls conducted by Mass211 data collection team
• Survey responses:• 2,100 programs participated in the survey • Response rate of 89% for center-based and out-of-school-time
programs and 59% for family child care providers• 11% refused to participate and 30% did not respond• 95% confidence level, confidence intervals between 3.8 and 5.6
Data Analysis
• Step 1: Compiled survey responses
• Step 2: Filtered survey responses by region, provider type, and ages served
• Step 3: Removed data entry errors, outliers, and provider rates that were not full-time care
• Step 4: Ranked prices for each region, provider type and age served and identified the 75th percentile
• Step 5: Identified the relative position of EEC rates
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Results of Market Price Survey Key findings
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• Prices for center-based care and family child care are highest in the Metro, Boston and Northeastern regions
• Reimbursement rates are significantly below the 75th price percentiles for all age groups in all regions of the state
• Consistent with 2010 results, prices decreased significantly in center-based settings as the age of the child increases, while prices in family child care settings decrease less as the age of child increases
• The price changes for family child care since 2010 were less significant than those from 2008-2010 reported in the last market price survey
• A comparison of EEC after-school rates and market prices finds that reimbursement rates are below the 75th price percentiles in all regions and are below the 50th percentiles in all regions, except for the Western Region
• EEC rates are above the 25th percentile for after-school care in only three regions.
Results of Market Price Survey Center Based - INFANT
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Results of Market Price Survey Center Based - TODDLER
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Results of Market Price Survey Center Based - PRESCHOOL
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Results of Market Price Survey Family Child Care
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Region Age Group EEC Rate25th Percentile
50th Percentile
75th Percentile
EEC Market Access Rate
Western
Infant $30.10 $32.00 $35.00 $40.00 22.1%
Toddler $30.10 $30.00 $35.00 $40.00 33.3%
Preschool $26.40 $30.00 $35.00 $40.00 9.5%
Central
Infant $31.80 $33.00 $40.00 $45.00 17.1%
Toddler $31.80 $32.00 $40.00 $45.00 24.5%
Preschool $26.40 $30.00 $40.00 $45.00 9.3%
Northeastern
Infant $31.50 $34.25 $45.00 $50.05 18.5%
Toddler $31.50 $32.50 $44.00 $54.37 22.8%
Preschool $27.85 $30.00 $40.00 $50.00 15.4%
Metro
Infant $34.35 $45.00 $56.50 $65.00 3.8%
Toddler $34.35 $41.50 $55.00 $65.00 8.5%
Preschool $27.85 $41.50 $55.00 $65.25 8.1%
Southeastern
Infant $31.80 $35.00 $40.00 $45.00 8.1%
Toddler $31.80 $35.00 $40.00 $45.00 17.6%
Preschool $26.40 $30.00 $38.00 $54.75 3.7%
Boston
Infant $31.50 $32.00 $40.00 $54.50 17.4%
Toddler $31.50 $30.00 $40.00 $51.50 31.1%
Preschool $27.85 $30.00 $38.00 $53.88 11.5%
Results of Market Price Survey Family Child Care – INFANT
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Results of Market Price Survey Family Child Care - TODDLER
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Results of Market Price Survey Family Child Care - PRESCHOOL
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Results of Market Price Survey Out of School
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Region Age Group EEC Rate25th
Percentile50th
Percentile75th
PercentileEEC Market Access
Rate
Western
Before School $7.25 $6.77 $8.00 $10.00 34.6%
After School $15.25 $14.16 $15.00 $18.50 60.0%Full Day Holiday $30.70 $29.00 $30.70 $34.00 50.0%Full Day Summer $30.70 $30.00 $33.45 $35.25 37.1%
Central
Before School $7.25 $7.63 $9.97 $10.92 21.4%After School $15.25 $14.00 $18.68 $21.00 28.7%
Full Day Holiday $30.70 $33.00 $35.00 $42.04 18.5%Full Day Summer $30.70 $27.60 $35.00 $36.49 33.5%
Northeastern
Before School $7.70 $11.60 $20.00 $42.00 4.1%After School $17.05 $17.55 $21.60 $24.95 22.1%
Full Day Holiday $31.75 $30.75 $40.00 $50.00 26.1%Full Day Summer $31.75 $36.00 $44.00 $50.00 16.7%
Metro
Before School $7.90 $8.75 $11.13 $32.42 19.3%
After School $17.50 $18.68 $22.15 $27.00 12.0%Full Day Holiday $32.65 $28.60 $49.50 $64.15 27.1%
Full Day Summer $32.65 $31.80 $41.00 $52.50 26.2%
Southeastern
Before School $7.25 $9.75 $16.75 $19.06 4.7%
After School $15.25 $17.00 $19.00 $25.00 13.5%Full Day Holiday $30.70 $30.00 $38.00 $40.00 27.0%Full Day Summer $30.70 $30.00 $35.00 $38.00 29.3%
Boston
Before School $7.90 $7.95 $8.80 $9.50 16.6%After School $17.50 $15.70 $19.00 $22.00 30.7%
Full Day Holiday $32.65 $22.08 $30.00 $37.50 68.2%Full Day Summer $32.65 $28.75 $31.77 $40.75 51.3%
Results of Market Price Survey Out of School – BEFORE SCHOOL
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Results of Market Price Survey Out of School – AFTER SCHOOL
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Results of Market Price Survey Out of School – FULL DAY HOLIDAY
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Results of Market Price Survey Out of School – FULL DAY SUMMER
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Contact Information
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Nathan Grossman
Associate Manager
617-426-2026
Tina Chen-Xu
Business Analyst
617-426-2026
Hannah Sacchini
Apprentice Business Analyst
617-426-2026
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Public Consulting Group, Inc.148 State Street, Tenth Floor, Boston, Massachusetts 02109
(617) 426-2026, www.publicconsultinggroup.com
