Overall, 29 additional child care providers were reported by Child Care Licensing compared to the 2015 Market Rate Study. Losses only occurred in Residential Certified with nine fewer than the previous study. There were 12 additional providers in Family (in 2015, "Family" and "Family Group" providers were combined) and 26 additional Center providers. A minor difference to 2017 Market Rate Study is the percent of child care providers studied. In the 2015 Market Rate Study, the provider response rate was 97 percent, and in 2017 a 98 percent response. The higher response rates from the previous two Market Rate Studies can be attributed to the automation of the collection of rates. Child care providers are now able to update their rates online through CAC. (author abstract)