We analyzed 2019 NSECE household survey data to explore the share of families with children younger than age 6 in nonparental care but not yet in kindergarten. This snapshot examines how common it is for families with young children to have parents working NTH schedules and the characteristics…

This brief provides a snapshot of findings from the 2019 National Survey of Early Care and Education about how parents with traditional versus nontraditional work schedules rate different types of child care. Implications for policy and further research are presented.

In this paper, we develop an equilibrium model of ECE subsidy policy, and we use this model to estimate the impact of three alternative systems. One system—a narrower expansion of subsidies—is based on the CCDBG’s current eligibility and co-payment structure, and we analyze the impact of a fully…

This brief provides a snapshot of findings from the 2019 National Survey of Early Care and Education about the time of day or night that children spend in nontraditional-hour child care. Implications for policy and further research are presented.

Child care subsidies and other sources of public funding for early education can assist low-income families with accessing child care. However, the number of providers that accept child care subsidies is declining, threatening both the sustainability of these government programs and access to…

High-quality early care and education is increasingly viewed as a path toward narrowing socioeconomic gaps in children’s school readiness and development. Features of early childhood education environments such as pedagogical practices and provider-child interactions most strongly predict…

Based on current expenditures on care for three- and four-year-old children, this brief estimates the potential savings associated with universal pre-K for different types of families. Estimates of out-of-pocket expenses for child care are based on the National Survey of Early Care and Education…

Using data from the 2019 National Survey of Early Childhood Education (NSECE), authors analyzed ECE teacher turnover by center type and by status of public reimbursement. Research findings are followed by a discussion of how policymakers and practitioners can reduce teacher turnover.