The Decennial Census is the most important data collection activity conducted by the Federal Government. The results of the census are used to establish funding formulas for a multitude of programs including many of the programs provided by Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies. The census data is used as the basis for distributing more than $400 billion in federal funds each year. Children, especially children under age six are more likely than any other group to be undercounted.
You can help make a difference in your community. Post a web button of Dora, the Explorer, on your organization's web site or blog to help raise awareness about the importance of counting infants and young children in the 2010 Census. Click here for a link to the Census Bureau's Dora campaign and for instructions to add the button to your site.Click Here
Linda K. Smith's Testimony
Before the House of Census Subcommittee
February 24, 2010
Young Children and the United States Census
Missing in Action (A document for CCR&Rs)
Why are Young Children So Often Missed in the Census
Annie E. Casey Foundation (February 2010)
To add Dora, the Explorer, on your organization's web site or blog to help raise awareness about the importance of counting infants and young children in the 2010 Census, Click here.
Dora, the Explorer, Census Outreach for Children Under Age 6:
English Version
Spanish Version
We will post more information about the Census Bureau's campaign to eliminate the undercount for children ages 0-6 as soon as we receive it. Check back regularly. An accurate census is a critical issue for the early childhood field.