50 State Database
Child Care and Early Education Research Connections- launched by the National Center for Children in Poverty, the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research at the University of Michigan, and the Child Care Bureau of the U.S. Department
| 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 |
Organizations that Collect Data on Early Care and Education |
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| Source Description and Coverage: Describes how data is collected and the sample representation |
This database is designed to serve researchers and policymakers. The Research Connections web site is built on a relational database and includes a searchable research collection, data sets for secondary analysis, specially developed syntheses, and a 50-state data tool to compare policies within and across states. |
| Data Available: Includes a description of all variables available |
Demographics, economic conditions, child care policy, and government expenditure in early care and education programs. |
| 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 and State |
| Year Available: Gives the year for the most recent data available for each source (as of 2004) |
Database is continuously updated with the most current data available for each variable. |
| Raw Data: Links the user to the website of the organization collecting the data, so user can access the raw data |
http://www.childcareresearch.org |
| In Cornell database? | Not available in Cornell database |