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This chartbook uses data from the 2012 and 2019 NSECE Household Surveys to describe children’s use of child care and early education (CCEE) and five specific types of CCEE.
This report describes the research and evaluation activities undertaken by our Division of Child and Family Development in 2022. Brief project descriptions provide an overview of the range of projects conducted by the Division during the year in early childhood research, child care, Head Start and Early Head Start, child welfare, human trafficking, and cultural diversity.
This chartbook describes the relative geographic distribution of children and CCEE providers in 2019 and 2012 using nationally representative data from the 2019 NSECE and 2012 NSECE. It also compares the relative distribution of children in different kinds of CCEE by different community characteristics in both years.
Learn about ExCELS theory of change which is an illustration of what leadership looks like in center-based ECE settings and how leadership by center managers and teaching staff can influence outcomes.
Discover a conceptual model, synthesizes key lessons, and identifies areas for future research regarding the implementation of competency frameworks to improve the knowledge, skills, and attributes of infant/toddler teachers and caregivers, as well as outcomes for programs and systems.
Explore OPRE’s study about Head Start’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, drawing on a national survey of Head Start grantees, interviews with Regional Program Managers and Head Start Collaboration Office Directors as well as interviews with program directors, teachers, and family service workers.