Find resources that use the NSECE data to explore research questions relevant to the child care and early education field
Many families now need child care during nontraditional hours (NTH). Understanding the types of child care those families use for their young children has become a growing concern for policymakers interested in supporting the types of child care that meets families’ needs. We define…
High quality early educational experiences are essential for young children’s academic and social emotional development. Although there is no one set of quality indicators that exists at a national level to assess center-based early care and education (ECE) program quality, researchers at the…
In this brief, we build on existing knowledge of the early childhood workforce and present findings related to changes in the characteristics, qualifications, and professional development experiences of center-based infant-toddler teachers in the decade preceding the COVID-19 pandemic. During…
The current child care crisis motivates this examination of the working conditions and well-being of early educators working with our youngest children—infant-toddler teachers in child care centers—a critical but understudied sector of the workforce. We analyzed data from the 2019 National…
To provide a national profile of the U.S. ECE workforce serving Latino families and their children, we use data from the 2019 National Survey of Early Care and Education (NSECE) to describe key demographic and professional characteristics of teachers and caregivers serving young…
This snapshot provides a look at characteristics associated with high center-based workforce turnover from the 2019 National Survey of Early Care and Education (NSECE). The data presented were collected prior to the COVID-19 pandemic and can serve as a baseline for understanding the extent of…
In this brief, we present information on the characteristics, qualifications, and compensation of teachers caring for and educating America’s youngest children—infant-toddler teachers in child care centers. We use restricted-use data from the 2019 National Survey of Early Care and Education (…
This snapshot uses data from the 2019 National Survey of Early Care and Education (NSECE) to examine variation in hourly wages by CCEE teachers’ demographic characteristics, teachers’ roles and responsibilities in the center, and center and community characteristics. Findings are focused on…
High-quality preschool is one of the most cost-effective educational interventions, yet the United States invests little in early childhood education. Recent policy discussions call for increasing preschool enrollment and raising the quality provided, especially for disadvantaged children, but…
Early childhood (EC) educator qualifications shape the quality of education/care provided to children. Although past research demonstrates that EC educator qualifications are lower than recommended by research, little is known about how qualification attainment differs at the state level where…