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This brief provides historical context to explain what motivated the development and fielding of the 2012 National Survey of Early Care and Education (2012 NSECE). We identify four sets of key factors that made gathering nationally representative data on the supply of and demand for child care…
This brief provides historical context to explain what motivated the development and fielding of the 2019 NSECE and the COVID-19 Longitudinal Follow-up surveys. We identify four sets of factors that made gathering nationally representative data at multiple timepoints extremely important: (1)…
This manual describes what types of variables are in the NSECE Level-1 restricted-use data files, how to use the Level-1 restricted-use files, and what variables are included in the 2019 Workforce Level-1 restricted-use data file. (author abstract)
This methodological brief describes how enrollment and vacancies at center-based CCEE programs can be estimated using data from the 2019 NSECE. This brief also documents differences between centers’ operating capacity, defined as the sum of a given center’s enrollment and vacancies, and their…
This summary documents key aspects of 2019 NSECE survey design and data collection process. Data training resources for the NSECE provide extensive additional information about the design of the NSECE sample and the content of the NSECE questionnaires and data files. (author abstract)
This manual and codebook has been developed as a companion to the 2019 NSECE homebased provider quick tabulation data file for unlisted providers. Unlisted home-based providers were identified through household screening. There is a separate quick tabulation data file for listed providers which…
This user’s guide describes what types of variables are in the NSECE public-use data files, how to use the public-use data files, and what variables are included in the 2019 Household main public-use and calendar data files. (author abstract)
This documentation has been developed as a companion to the 2019 NSECE workforce quick tabulation data file. Workforce respondents are lead teachers, teachers, instructors, assistants or aides assigned to classrooms in center-based providers where they work with children age five and under, not…
This manual and codebook has been developed as a companion to the 2019 NSECE home-based provider quick tabulation data file for listed providers. Listed home-based providers are those who were identified through and sampled from state-level or national administrative lists. There is a…
This manual describes what types of variables are in the NSECE Level-1 restricted-use data files, how to use the Level-1 restricted-use files, and what variables are included in the 2019 Center-based Provider Level-1 restricted-use data file. (author abstract)