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Top Cities for Child Care
April 3, 2009
Life is like a game of cards. The hand that is dealt you represents determinism; the way you play it is free will.
-Jawaharal Nehru
In the most recent Early Childhood Trend Update from Exchange we rated "The 30 Metros Most Amenable to Child Care." To arrive at this rating we ranked the 100 largest metropolitan statistical areas in the United States on nine factors: prevalence of children under five, parent education, working women, population growth, single moms, nursery school enrollments, wealth, poverty, and total population. Based on this analysis, the following metropolitan areas were found to be the most child care friendly.
  1. Atlanta, GA
  2. Raleigh, NC
  3. Austin, TX
  4. Charlotte, NC
  5. Washington, DC
  6. Denver, CO
  7. Kansas City, MO
  8. Salt Lake City, UT
  9. Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
  10. Des Moines, IA
  11. Houston, TX
  12. Minneapolis, MN
  13. Boise, ID
  14. Columbus, OH
  15. Indianapolis, IN
  16. Jacksonville, FL
  17. Omaha, NE
  18. Colorado Springs, CO
  19. Virginia Beach, VA
  20. McAllen, TX
  21. Orlando, FL
  22. Phoenix, AZ
  23. Cincinnati, OH
  24. Chicago, IL
  25. Nashville, TN
  26. Richmond, VA
  27. Ogden, UT
  28. Memphis, TN
  29. Charleston, SC
  30. Columbia, SC



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Kristen Anderson · April 15, 2009
City of Redwood City
Redwood City, CA, United States


It would help if you explained the goal of doing this exercise and how you define "amenable to child care" and "their climate for child care." If you're identifying cities that would be good targets for building child care supply to meet demand (assuming availability of operational subsidy dollars for low-income), say that. Don't assume those communities are "child care friendly" or "amenable to child care" however.

Terry Lawson · April 04, 2009
Kid Zone at American Express
Plantation, FL, United States


Oviously, they did not take into account licensing in the states where some of these cities are located. Many have terribly inadequate regulations governing child to caregiver ratios and expectations for training for both teachers and administators.

Cecile Tousignant · April 03, 2009
Child tools consulting
Fitchburg, MA, United States


It is a suprise that no city in Massachusetts was listed, especially since we have the highest number of NAEYC accredited centers. I need to read the full report for sure.

Vicky Flesner · April 03, 2009
Highland Plaza Preschool
Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States


Memphis, really? Several children have died in childcare there over the last few years by being left in vans in hot weather.

robyn israel-cox · April 03, 2009
cooperative children\'s center
seattle, WA, United States


What was this random survey? I've been to many of those regions and believe you me, quality of childcare ain't happenin' there.

Who funded this? Sorry to say this, but someones got to say it..this survey is garbage and I'm surprised it even showed up on ChildCareExchange.com.



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