Abstract
In this primer, authors Jess Carson and Harshita Sarup discuss New Hampshire’s “supply” of child care. Licensed child care centers make up the majority of New Hampshire’s early care and education landscape, although family needs are also met through licensed home-based providers, unlicensed providers like relatives, and federal programs like Head Start. Between 2017 and 2024, New Hampshire gained about 2,100 slots among providers serving children under age 5, despite losing 13 percent of licensed providers serving that age group. These closures consolidated available supply into fewer, larger child care centers. This consolidation further exacerbates the state’s uneven capacity to meet working parents’ needs; more slots in a more robust mix of settings is necessary to align the two.
Department
Carsey School of Public Policy
Publication Date
Fall 9-30-2024
Series
Primer 2
Publisher
Durham, N.H. : Carsey School of Public Policy, University of New Hampshire
Document Type
Article
Recommended Citation
Carson, Jessica A. and Sarup, Harshita, "Fewer Providers, Longer Distances: New Hampshire's Child Care Landscape" (2024). Carsey School of Public Policy. 490.
https://scholars.unh.edu/carsey/490
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