50 State Database
Food Research and Action Center
| 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 |
The FNS Program Data site provides selected statistical information on activity in all major Food and Nutrition Service Programs (FNS). These include the Food Stamp Program; the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC); Child Nutrition Programs (National School Lunch, School Breakfast, Child and Adult Care, Summer Food Service and Special Milk); and Food Distribution Programs (Schools, Emergency Food Assistance, Indian Reservations, Commodity Supplemental, Nutrition for the Elderly, and Charitable Institutions) |
| Data Available: Includes a description of all variables available |
Average daily attendace, number of participating schools, number of participating child care centers and family home care providers; expenditure on food programs; number of children and adults served. |
| 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) |
annual publication (2004 is latest edition available) |
| Raw Data: Links the user to the website of the organization collecting the data, so user can access the raw data |
http://www.frac.org/html/publications/pubs.html |
| In Cornell database? | Not available in Cornell database |