50 State Database
US Department of Education - National Center for Education Statistics, National Household Education Survey (NHES)
| 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 Survey Data |
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| Source Description and Coverage: Describes how data is collected and the sample representation |
The survey is conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and examines the arrangements of children who receive care from persons other than their parents, regardless of parental activities while in care or educational settings. The two primary, repeating early childhood surveys are the School Readiness (SR-NHES) and Early Childhood Program Participation (ECPP-NHES or ECE-NHES) surveys. |
| Data Available: Includes a description of all variables available |
ECPP Survey (Children's participation in formal and informal nonparent care and education programs, characteristics of care arrangements, numbers of children and care providers in arrangement); SR survey (children's home literacy activities with family members, school adjustment, early school experiences); and extensive background and household information was also collected about children and their families. |
| 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. |
Yes |
| 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 average |
| Year Available: Gives the year for the most recent data available for each source (as of 2004) |
The School Readiness survey was conducted in 1993, with a limited number of questions asked in the Parent-NHES survey of 1999. The Early Childhood Program Participation surveys occurred in 1991, 1995, and 2001, with a subset of questions also asked in 199 |
| Link to Cornell Methodology Guide: Links the user to relevant section of the methodology guide for more description about data uses |
Appendix D |
| Raw Data: Links the user to the website of the organization collecting the data, so user can access the raw data |
http://nces.ed.gov/nhes/surveytopics_early.asp |
| In Cornell database? | Not available in Cornell database |