50 State Database
US Department of Health and Human Services -Administration of Children and Family Services, Child Care Bureau
| Type of Source: Describes the type of data source: federal administrative data, federal survey, survey conducted by private/nonprofit organizations, and other databases created by non-governmental organizations |
Federal Administrative Data |
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| Source Description and Coverage: Describes how data is collected and the sample representation |
The Child Care Bureau Website has a section on "Research and Data" that provides information and data on the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDF) by state. This section also contains links to other organizations and reports on early care and education. |
| Data Available: Includes a description of all variables available |
CCDF Funding (Federal and State Allocations); average monthly families and children served; children served by payment method, children served by types of care, number of child care providers receiving CCDF funds, children served by reason for care, children served by age group. |
| Child Care Economic Data? Coded as yes if data source has data on size of child care sector (number of establishments, number of employees, wages and gross receipts) |
No |
| Demographic Data? Coded as yes if data source has data on demographics of families and children. |
No |
| Early Care and Education Program Data? Coded as yes if data source has data on public and private early care and education enrollment, funding, and regulations. |
Yes |
| Geographic Level: Describes the geographic levels for which data is available |
National and state |
| Year Available: Gives the year for the most recent data available for each source (as of 2004) |
data are available annually |
| Link to Cornell Methodology Guide: Links the user to relevant section of the methodology guide for more description about data uses |
Section 6 |
| Raw Data: Links the user to the website of the organization collecting the data, so user can access the raw data |
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ccb/research/index.htm |
| In Cornell database? Links the user to Cornell's quantitative database which has a sampling of the most recent data available (as of 2004) for several of the sources listed here. |
Yes: see data for FY 2001 and 2002 |
| Link to Variable Descriptions: | http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ccb/research/index.htm |
| Variables: |
Average Monthly Adjusted Number of Families and Children Served (FFY 2001)
Percent of Children Served by Types of Care (FFY 2001) 2002 State CCDF Expenditures 2002 Federal CCDF Expenditures Percent of Children Served in Regulated Settings vs. Settings Legally Operating Without Regulation (FFY 2001) Key: Economic Data Demographic Data Early Care and Education Program Data |