Introduction
This report documents key aspects of the 2019 National Survey of Early Care and Education (NSECE) design and data collection approach. It explains the purpose, questionnaire content, screening, and data collection of its four component surveys (household, home-based provider, center-based provider, and workforce) and highlights features that allow for analyses of geographically-based questions. The report also discusses NSECE’s other distinctive features related to ECE usage, supply, and access and other policy-relevant issues. Lastly, it includes a list of additional NSECE resources as well as a robust appendix that supplements information on the data collection.
Purpose
This report provides a detailed description of the 2019 National Survey of Early Care and Education’s (NSECE) survey design and data collection approach.
Key Findings and Highlights
This report describes key aspects of the 2019 National Survey of Early Care and Education’s (NSECE) design and data collection approach including:
- Study Overview
- Sample Design
- Component Surveys
- Geography in the NSECE
- Additional Distinctive Features
- Additional NSECE Resources
- Data Collection Supplement
Methods
The NSECE is a set of four integrated, nationally representative surveys last conducted in 2019. Surveys were of: 1) households with children under age 13; 2) home-based providers to children under age 13; 3) center-based providers to children age 5 years and younger, not yet in kindergarten; and 4) the center-based provider workforce. Data were collected across each survey using multiple data collection modes from January 2019 through July 2019.
Citation
National Survey of Early Care and Education Project Team. (2022). 2019 National Survey of Early Care and Education Data Collection and Sampling Methodology Report. OPRE Report 2022-##, Washington DC: Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.