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Project
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| Project: |
WYOMING WORKFORCE CHILDCARE NEEDS ASSESSMENT |
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| Location: |
Statewide and All 23 counties in the State of Wyoming |
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Client: |
Wyoming
Dept of Workforce Services
122 W. 25th Street, Herschler Building, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002 |
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| Contact: |
Glenna
Campagnaro, Administrator, Business Training & Outreach Division |
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| Year Completed: |
November 2006 |
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| Project Scope:
Pedersen Planning Consultants was
retained by the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services to:
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Determine the current and
future demands for child care services in Wyoming between 2006
and 2016.
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Determine the potential economic
benefits that may be derived from the potential
expansion and development of new child care facilities.
This statewide assessment was
prepared to address questions from the Wyoming State Legislature
which was considering the merits of a proposed statewide plan to
rate the quality of private child care facilities, and provide
financial subsidies to child care providers that provide a
higher quality of child care service. |
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| A county-by-county evaluation was
made to meet the needs of the State of Wyoming. Separate
analyses of each county presented relevant demographic and
economic information, existing child care enrollments in
licensed and exempt child care operations, child care service
rates, child care demand forecasts, as well as a calculation of
direct economic benefits derived from existing and future child
care industry employment, related
personal income generation, and child care service revenues.
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A statistical model was developed
by PPC to calculate the demand for future child care services.
Application of the model incorporated assumptions concerning
natural growth, migration, age characteristics, anticipated
losses and gains in regional employment, the motivation of
parents to use child care services, affordability, and other
economic factors.
The perceptions of employers
concerning the impact of child care availability upon employee
recruitment and retention was also examined. This analysis was
pursued through the preparation and analysis of results from a
employer survey that was that was distributed to some 550
employers throughout the State of Wyoming.
The statewide economic impact of
the child care industry was ultimately determined through the
calculation of direct, indirect and induced economic impacts.
This evaluation was made through the use of an economic
input-output model known as Implan. These calculations enabled
reviewers of the report to better understand the economic value
of the child care industry in 2006. The potential value of the
child care industry from 2007 through 2016 was also calculated
to determine the potential economic impacts that might be
derived from expanded child care facilities needed to satisfy
anticipated child care demands. |
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