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Children born in 2001: First results from the base year of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort (ECLS-B)
National Center for Education Statistics, November 2004
(E.D. TAB, NCES 2005-036). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics.

Selected findings from the first year of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort (ECLS-B), including descriptive information about child and family characteristics, children’s skills and first experiences in child care, and children's fathers

Reports & Papers

Early Childhood Longitudinal Study: Birth Cohort, 2001-2002, 9-Month Data [UNITED STATES]
National Center for Education Statistics, 2005
U.S. Dept. of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. Early Childhood Longitudinal Study [United States]: Birth Cohort, 2001-2002, 9-Month Data [Computer file]. Washington, DC: U.S. Dept of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) [producer and distributor].

The Early Childhood Longitudinal Study is designed to provide decision makers, researchers, child care providers, teachers, and parents with detailed information about children's early life experiences. The birth cohort of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study (ECLS-B) looks at children's health, development, care, and education during the formative years from birth through first grade.

Data Sets

Early Childhood Longitudinal Study: Kindergarten Class of 1998-99, Fifth Grade [United States]
National Center for Education Statistics, 2006
U.S. Dept. of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. EARLY CHILDHOOD LONGITUDINAL STUDY [UNITED STATES]: KINDERGARTEN CLASS OF 1998-1999, FIFTH GRADE [Computer file]. ICPSR04440-v1. Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of Education, Institute of Education Sciences [producer], 2006. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2006-06-14.

The Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-1999 (ECLS-K) focuses on children's early school experiences beginning with kindergarten through fifth grade. It is a nationally representative sample that collects information from children, their families, their teachers, and their schools. ECLS-K provides data about the effects of a wide range of family, school, community, and individual variables on children's cognitive, social, emotional, and physical development, their early learning and early performance in school, as well as their home environment, home educational practices, school environment, classroom environment, classroom curriculum, and teacher qualifications.

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