
According to the United Way Capital Area's group, Success by Six, Travis County isn't doing so hot in serving area children. The county received a C for "healthy", and Ds for "Happy" and "Smart" on the group's report card (.pdf). Some results:
- Only 13.35% of area child care facilities meet national/state accreditation standards.
- 79.7% of Austin parents knew the name of their young child's favorite book.
- 17.8% of Austin-area parents and families are living below the poverty level (the National average is 16.7%).
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