Both the number of children in the Granite State and the number of children receiving scholarships as a percentage of all New Hampshire children ages birth to 13 has decreased over time. Proportional use of scholarships, however, should remain relatively stable given the income metrics used to set eligibility. Proportional use peaked at 2.9 percent of all children between birth and 13 years old in 2017. By 2023, using the most recently available population estimates, proportional use dropped to 1.5 percent. If proportional use remained consistent over time at 2.9 percent, there would have been approximately 5,461 children enrolled in the child care scholarship program in 2023 instead of only 2,864 children. 

Learn more in NHFPI’s August 2024 blog: Child Care Scholarship Usage Increased Over 21 Percent in First Half of 2024.