Disproportionality in Subsidy Enrollment
From 2016 to 2021, subsidized child care programs have enrolled between 27 - 42 percent of the income-eligible population of children under 5 years of age in Washington State. Black/African American children have been consistently over-represented, while other groups have, in most years, been slightly under-represented to varying degrees.
Racial/Ethnic Disproportionality Ratios for Child Care Subsidy Uptake, School Years 2016-2023
Racial/Ethnic Disproportionality Ratios for Child Care Subsidy Uptake, School Years 2016-2023