Find resources that use the NSECE data to explore research questions relevant to the child care and early education field
Research Findings: Families need access to early care and education pro-grams, both to ensure parents’ ability to work and support children’s development. Subsidies through the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) are a set of policies aimed at assisting families living in poverty with…
This snapshot provides an updated look at the demographic characteristics (race and ethnicity, languages spoken, and nativity status) of the center-based CCEE workforce and their professional characteristics by each demographic group using the 2019 NSECE. Additionally, this snapshot compares…
This study aims to better understand the decision-making process for Latinx foreign-born parents choosing early childhood education settings for their children ages 3 to 5. Using a transformative mixed methods design, this study develops a culturally-based model of decision-making for these…
In 2019, more than 5 million providers cared for one or more children either in their own home or in a child’s home. Home-based child care (HBCC) providers are a varied group that includes listed providers and unlisted providers who do and do not receive payment (Exhibit 1). HBCC is especially…
The Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors or CHIPS Incentives Program leverages public dollars to implement a unique child care requirement. Semiconductor manufacturers that apply for more than $150 million of CHIPS direct funding must provide access to high-quality child care…
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…
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…
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…
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 children, from…