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   Oklahoma County
   County Seat: Oklahoma City

   Quality Rank: 4

 

Need Children Needing Care While Parents Work 
  Age Child
Population
Children With Working Parents
  Number Number Percent
  0-5 70,835 42,489 60.0%
  6-12 69,340 46,951 67.7%
  0-12 140,175 89,439 63.8%
Quality
Star Ratings For Child Care Facilities

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Turnover Rate for Providers in Child Care Centers: 51.5
90.2% of children receiving DHS subsidies receive child care in 2 or 3 star facilities.

 Availability
                Licensed Child Care
  Number of Facilities Total Capacity % Facilities with Waiting List % Facilities accepting DHS Subsidies
County Total 1,063 33,046 60.9% 68.6%
Centers 377 26,921 66.0% 74.0%
Homes 686 6,125 57.6% 65.6%
  Affordability                 Child Care Cost  
Centers
Average Full Time Weekly
Homes
Average Full Time Weekly
Under 1 $143.82 Under 1 $116.73
1 Year $131.13 1 Year $113.29
2 Years $119.71 2 Years $103.93
3 Years $105.61 3 Years $100.89
4-5 Years $94.35 4-5 Years $95.91
Kinder-
garten+
$81.00 Kinder-
garten+
$81.00
   14.4% of children whose parents work receive child
     care paid for by OKDHS subsidy.

   (1) All Counties: See Methodology and Sources for guidelines
   used to calculate each variable.
   (2) = MRS sample averaged two or less respondents.  
   N/A = No Centers Operate In County
   # = Indicates No Response

 
Requests To R&R

Ages for Whom Care is Sought


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Received requests for providers serving children with special needs.  Yes
Received requests for providers speaking a specific non-English language or sign language.  Yes
Amount of Care Sought

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Non Traditional Schedules Sought

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 Early Education
                       
  4 Year Old
Pre-Kindergarten
Kindergarten
  1/2 DAY FULL DAY 1/2 DAY FULL DAY
NO. of Programs n/a n/a n/a n/a
NO.
Enrolled
5,023 782 3,462 5,972

51.5% of 4 year olds are enrolled in a full or part day Pre-K program.

84.5% of 5 year olds are enrolled in a full or part day Kindergarten program.


 

For info about child care in this county contact:
Rainbow Fleet Child Care R&R
800-438-0008 /  www.rainbowfleet.org