Child care

Almost half (46%) of all children under age 10 in Iowa received child care from someone other than a parent. The child care setting differed between the two groups for children who were in child care more than five hours per week. Among children under age four, CSHCN were more likely to receive care from a sibling (8% vs 2%) and were less likely to be cared for by a grandparent (9% vs 16%). CSHCN over age four were more likely to be in a day care setting (27% vs 19%) and more likely to be with an unrelated babysitter (37% vs 26%). Although most parents were satisified with their child care situation, the parents of four percent of CSHCN were very dissatisfied with their child care arrangements compared with 1% of other children. CSHCN were more likely to have parents reporting trouble finding sick care for their child (33% vs 25%). About one-third of parents of CSHCN had difficulty finding child care because of the child's special health care need.