[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"detail-sidebar-cat-0-en-105":3,"doc-seo-583367-105":59,"doc-detail-583367-en":130},{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":6},0,"success",[7,13,18,23,28,33,38,43,48,51,55],{"id":8,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":10,"show_sort_weight":11,"slug":12},1,"Document","Story & Novel",90,"story-novel",{"id":14,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":15,"show_sort_weight":16,"slug":17},2,"Literature",80,"literature",{"id":19,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":20,"show_sort_weight":21,"slug":22},4,"Exam",70,"exam",{"id":24,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":25,"show_sort_weight":26,"slug":27},5,"Comic",60,"comic",{"id":29,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":30,"show_sort_weight":31,"slug":32},6,"Technology",50,"technology",{"id":34,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":35,"show_sort_weight":36,"slug":37},7,"Healthcare",40,"healthcare",{"id":39,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":40,"show_sort_weight":41,"slug":42},8,"Research & Report",30,"research-report",{"id":44,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":45,"show_sort_weight":46,"slug":47},9,"Religion & Spirituality",20,"religion-spirituality",{"id":46,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":49,"show_sort_weight":46,"slug":50},"World Cup","world-cup",{"id":52,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":53,"show_sort_weight":52,"slug":54},10,"Lifestyle","lifestyle",{"id":56,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":57,"show_sort_weight":24,"slug":58},19,"General","general",{"code":4,"msg":60,"data":61},"ok",{"site_id":62,"language":63,"slug":64,"title":65,"keywords":66,"description":67,"schema_data":68,"social_meta":123,"head_meta":125,"extra_data":127,"updated_unix":129},105,"en","granite-guide-to-early-childhood-primer-1-what-do-new-hampshire-families-want-for-child-care","Granite Guide to Early Childhood Primer - 1 - What Do New Hampshire Families Want for Child Care?","","Evidence-based primer on early care and education in New Hampshire, synthesizing interconnected topics to explain families’ “demand” for child care. Focuses on what New Hampshire families want versus what they can obtain, using statewide and regional data. Finds that center-based arrangements are most common overall, while younger children and lower-income households rely relatively more on relatives. Reliability and scheduling rank highest among priorities, yet families often face basic barriers: limited openings and unaffordability. These constraints, combined with provider instability, shift preferences away from desired practices.",{"@graph":69,"@context":122},[70,84,105],{"@type":71,"itemListElement":72},"BreadcrumbList",[73,77,79,82],{"item":74,"name":75,"@type":76,"position":8},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",{"item":78,"name":9,"@type":76,"position":14},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/",{"item":80,"name":40,"@type":76,"position":81},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/research-report/",3,{"item":83,"name":65,"@type":76,"position":19},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/granite-guide-to-early-childhood-primer-1-what-do-new-hampshire-families-want-for-child-care/583367/",{"url":83,"name":65,"@type":85,"image":86,"author":91,"headline":65,"publisher":94,"fileFormat":97,"inLanguage":63,"description":67,"dateModified":98,"datePublished":99,"encodingFormat":97,"isAccessibleForFree":100,"interactionStatistic":101},"DigitalDocument",{"url":87,"@type":88,"width":89,"height":90},"https://docshare.wps.com/thumbnails/granite-guide-to-early-childhood-primer-1-what-do-new-hampshire-families-want-for-child-care/583367.png","ImageObject",300,407,{"name":92,"@type":93},"Jake","Person",{"url":74,"name":95,"@type":96},"DocShare","Organization","application/pdf","2026-10-31","2026-10-15",true,{"@type":102,"interactionType":103,"userInteractionCount":34},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":104},"ViewAction",{"@type":106,"mainEntity":107},"FAQPage",[108,114,118],{"name":109,"@type":110,"acceptedAnswer":111},"How common is nonparental child care among New Hampshire households with young children?","Question",{"text":112,"@type":113},"About 70% of New Hampshire households with a child under age five use some nonparental child care.","Answer",{"name":115,"@type":110,"acceptedAnswer":116},"What child care factors do parents rate as most important?",{"text":117,"@type":113},"Reliability and scheduling are consistently top priorities when parents evaluate child care options.",{"name":119,"@type":110,"acceptedAnswer":120},"What barriers most often prevent families from getting the child care they need?",{"text":121,"@type":113},"The most common barriers are lack of openings and unaffordability, disrupting the match between utilization and preferences.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":83,"og:type":124,"og:title":65,"og:site_name":95,"og:description":67},"article",{"robots":126,"canonical":83},"index,follow",{"doc_id":128,"site_id":62},583367,1792909610,{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":131},{"doc_id":128,"user_id":132,"nickname":92,"user_avatar":133,"doc_module":4,"category_id":39,"category_name":40,"doc_title":65,"doc_description":67,"doc_content":134,"file_id":135,"file_url":136,"file_type":137,"file_size":138,"view_count":34,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":8,"is_downloadable":8,"audit_status":8,"page_count":14,"language":139,"language_code":63,"site_id":62,"html_lang":63,"table_of_contents":140,"faqs":141,"seo_title":142,"seo_description":67,"update_tm":143,"read_time":24,"preview_page_count":4},962084928904,"https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/davatar_155a257f0dc6eb9ab79c44ca47cae57d","NH EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION  \nRESEARCH CONSORTIUM  \nGranite Guide to Early Childhood Primer \\#1 Summer 2024  \nWhat Do New Hampshire Families Want for Child Care?  \nRebecca Glauber and Jess Carson  \nTheGrserCaaniiesrstehey~~ ~~SchoGuide~~ ~~tighlightolos~~ ~~ioEssf~~ ~~Parlueu~~y~~sblicChilsurrPolicy’sdhoodounding  \nearly care and education in New Hampshire by synthesizing evidence on a set of interconnected topics. This primer focuses on New Hampshire families’ “demand” for child care.  \nFor more detail about the series, including its  other featured topics, visit this link.  \nCenter-Based Care Is Most Common, but Less So Among Families with Infants or Lower Incomes  \nAbout 70 percent of New Hampshire households with a child under age five use some nonparental child care.1 At least 55 percent of households using care use a center-based arrangement—the most common arrangement (Figure 1) . At least 41 percent use relatives some or all the time, while fewer than one-in-ten use non-relatives or family-based child care providers. Over one-quarter use multiple arrangements, suggesting that a single provider may not meet all family needs.  \nStatewide data are sparse on child care differences by family characteristics. However, data representing New England reveal that arrangements vary by child age: families with younger children use nonparental care less often, and when they do, it is more often provided by relatives and less often center-based.2 Data collected among working parents in New Hampshire and Vermont’s Upper Valley showed a similar pattern: half of respondents with infants used only licensed care, compared to two-thirds of those with preschoolers.  \n\n| Key Findings |  |\n| --- | --- |\n| | Most New Hampshire families with children under age five use child care; center-based arrangements are most common, followed by care from relatives. |\n| | Both in New Hampshire and beyond, families sometimes use less-than-ideal care arrangements, making tradeoffs to find available care that fits their schedules and budgets. |\n| | Families consider multiple factors when choosing child care. While families widely agree on the importance of reliability and scheduling, priorities around child care setting and features differ. |\n\nFigure 1. Percent of New Hampshire Households That Used Any of the Following Arrangements  \nSource. Author analysis of U.S. Census Bureau, Household Pulse Survey, Phases 3.6–3.8 (Weeks 49–57). Notes.~~3 ~~Percentages reflect the lower bound of the 95 percent confidence interval (a conservative floor). Estimates are calculated among households with children underage 5 who used any care.  \nNew England Center • 15 Strafford Avenue • Durham, NH 03824 •(603) 862-2821 TTY Users: Dial 7-1-1 or 1-800-735-2964 (Relay N.H.)• [carsey.unh.edu](carsey.unh.edu)  \nAccess Online  \n2 C A R S E Y SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY  \nAt least some New Hampshire parents prefer parental care only. However, others may not have a choice. For example, many New Hampshire providers don’t offer infant care, and when they do, tuition is higher than for other ages. In short, although some parents are satisfied with their child care, many make trade-offs and rely on arrangements misaligned with what they want or need.  \nReliability and Scheduling Are Parents’Top Child Care Priorities  \nFew data sources describe New Hampshire families’ true child care preferences. However, regional data inform understanding of family preference in the Granite State. When parents in the Northeast rated the importance of different child care characteristics, reliability and scheduling topped the list (Figure 2) .  \nFigure 2. Percent of Parents Rating Each Factor As“Very Important”to Their ChildCare Decision, Among Parents in the Northeast with Children UnderAge Five  \nSource. Author analysis of 2019 National Household Education Survey of Early Childhood Program Participation. Notes.4  \nNew Hampshire-specific data consistently show the importance of scheduling. Despite varying a","cbCaiq2J9uOUTz1i","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiq2J9uOUTz1i","pdf",273006,"English","# Center-Based Care Is Most Common, but Less So Among Families with Infants or Lower Incomes\n# Reliability and Scheduling Are Parents’ Top Child Care Priorities\n# Complex Systemic Challenges Divert Families’ Preferences From Practices","[{\"question\":\"How common is nonparental child care among New Hampshire households with young children?\",\"answer\":\"About 70% of New Hampshire households with a child under age five use some nonparental child care.\"},{\"question\":\"What child care factors do parents rate as most important?\",\"answer\":\"Reliability and scheduling are consistently top priorities when parents evaluate child care options.\"},{\"question\":\"What barriers most often prevent families from getting the child care they need?\",\"answer\":\"The most common barriers are lack of openings and unaffordability, disrupting the match between utilization and preferences.\"}]","Granite Guide to Early Childhood Primer - 1 - What Do New Hampshire Families Want for Child Care? | PDF",1792046917]