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The National Survey of Early Care and Education (NSECE) is a set of four integrated, nationally representative surveys conducted in 2012 of: 1) households with children under age 13, 2) home-based providers of early care and education (ECE), 3) center-based providers of ECE, and 4) the center-based provider workforce. The four surveys are used to understand the supply of and demand for ECE in the United States. This report focuses on prices charged for ECE by center- and home-based...

This set of resources is intended to strengthen the ability of state/territory child care administrators and their research partners to utilize administrative data to address policy-relevant early care and education research questions. The resources are designed for researchers who are new to the analysis of administrative data as well as seasoned users of administrative data who are expanding their research to include new types of administrative data (e.g., expanding to a new state or new agency).

Collecting and using data are core activities in a well-functioning Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS). Yet, data used in a QRIS are frequently housed in different systems, using different data management techniques. Ensuring a high level of QRIS data quality involves implementing a number of best practices drawn from established practices used in other fields. The purpose of this brief is to describe the specific strategies QRIS data stakeholders can use to improve upon the...

This report summarizes findings of a literature review and research syntheses in three areas — implementation science, early care and education quality, and costs. The goal of this effort was to create a draft conceptual framework to guide development of measures for the implementation and costs of early care and education in center-based settings that serve children from birth to age 5...

This is the New Mexico Look for the STARS AIM HIGH Child Care Quality Rating System (QRS) Assessment Study…

This is the Virginia Star Quality Initiative Child Care Quality Rating System (QRS) Assessment Study…

This is the Oregon Child Care Quality Indicators Program Child Care Quality Rating System (QRS) Assessment Study…

The purpose of this document is to encourage high-quality QRIS evaluations by providing timely information on…

This brief examines how provider training and education are related to parent- and provider-reported indicators of…

The National Study of Child Care for Low-Income Families was a 10-year research effort conducted in 17 states and 25…