| Label | Number of Informal Providers |
| Category | State Fiscal Year |
| Data Source | AWI |
| Definition | Count of informal providers delivering School Readiness services. An informal provider is any legal but non-regulated child care, subject to health and safety requirements, that is provided by a relative or non-relative in the child’s home or other location. |
| Calculation | Cumulative distinct count of providers by county, coalition, or state. The provider must have received payments with a sum greater than 0 to be included. Informal child care providers include provider types: I. |
| Notes | A distinct provider is defined as the unique combination of the provider ID, extension, and county. |
