Population

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•    How many children ages birth to 5.4 years live in Boston?

41,331 children 0-5.4

Data source: Boston Public Health Commission (2002-2007), Boston Birth Records data from 2003-2007 and one-third of 2002.

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39,191 (6.4% of the total Boston population)

Data source: 2007 American Community Survey, Public Use Microdata Sample

 •    What is the demographic profiles of the young children (0-5.4) in Boston?

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Data source: 2007 American Community Survey, Public Use Microdata Sample

•    How many young children in Boston have family income levels below or at the federal poverty line?

31.2% or 12,241 children ages 0-5

Data source: 2007 American Community Survey, Public Use Microdata Sample

•    How many young children in Boston live in families with all parents working full-time?

33.4% of children ages 0-5

Data source:  2007 American Community Survey, Public Use Microdata Sample

2009 Community Profiles

Boston EQUIP is currently in the process of analyzing the latest round of community profile surveys.  EQUIP has partnered with Child Care Choices of Boston to reach out to 100% of licensed center-based and Head Start programs, family child care homes and public schools in Boston.

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Featured Publications

Education Barriers and Supports for the Early Care and Education Workforce
This report describes the supports and barriers to post-secondary education in the voices of Boston's early care and education workforce members themselves.

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Young Children's Well Being

This expanded data section reaches beyond early care and education – touching other important areas of Boston’s young children’s lives – including data on child poverty rates, health, food and housing security...

 

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