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Child Care Aware of America403(b)

CHILD CARE AWARE OF AMERICA 403(B) RETIREMENT PLAN · ARLINGTON, VA · plan year 2025

Reported admin expense ratio · 2025
0.36%

Peer grade: C+ · admin costs + employer contributions vs same-size plans · how grading works

Child Care Aware of America reported $52,867 in plan administrative expenses for 2025: 0.36% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $2,242 per active participant. This ratio covers administrative expenses reported on the plan's Schedule H only; fund-level expense ratios are not included in public structured data — see methodology.

Across the 3 years on file its reported administrative ratio rose from 0.24% to 0.36%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 1,620 comparable plans and shown alongside other educational services employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in Virginia (1,155th of 2,266), and 1,778th of 3,091 in educational services. In 2025, employees put in $1.42 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 139 to 185 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$15,684,302
Participants with balances276
Active participants185
Employer contributions$414,781
Employee contributions$588,508
Employer contribution per active participant$2,242
Average account balance$56,827
Benefits paid to participants$1,345,564
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history4
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2025$15.7M · 276 accts · $415K emplr
2024$13.7M · 276 accts · $385K emplr
2023$12.5M · 285 accts · $469K emplr
2022$10.3M · 281 accts · $448K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2025
Recordkeeping & contract admin$24,289
Investment management$27,340
Total administrative$52,867
Employer contributions to the Child Care Aware of America plan · 2025
Employer contribution per active participant$2,242
Median for plans this size$2,666
2025$2,242 per active participant
2024$3,029 per active participant
2023$3,501 per active participant
2022$3,226 per active participant

Child Care Aware of America's 2025 employer contribution ran below the $2,666 median for plans its size. Filings report dollars actually contributed, not the match formula; the formula itself (for example, 50% of the first 6% of pay) lives in the plan's summary plan description from HR.

What these fees cost you

Annual cost at the plan's reported 2025 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20252
TIAA · Recordkeeping · Pension consulting$24,289
RBC WEALTH MANAGEMENT · Investment management$27,340

Compensation shown is direct payments from plan assets reported on Schedule C. Providers paid through fund revenue-sharing appear as indirect.

Recordkeeper by year3
2025TIAA
2024TIAA
2023TIAA

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Administrative cost history4
2025$52,867 · 0.36%
2024$34,289 · 0.26%
2023$32,053 · 0.28%
2022$26,508 · 0.24%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 943060756 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.