50 State Database
National Institute for Early Education (NIEER) - State Preschool Yearbook 2003
| 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 Children and Families |
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| Source Description and Coverage: Describes how data is collected and the sample representation |
The State Preschool Yearbook has been developed by the National Institute for Early Education Research to provide information on state-funded prekindergarten programs. This 2003 Yearbook is the first in an annual series reporting on programs funded by state governments to educate children at ages 3 and 4. The data were collected by NIEER through a 50-State survey of state administrators. The survey focused primarily on state funded prekindergarten and the data was collected for the 2001-2002 school year |
| Data Available: Includes a description of all variables available |
Program participation and rules (State pre-kindergarten and Head Start Enrollment as Percentage of Total Population, school districts that offer state program, income requirement, hours of operation, operating schedule, special education enrollment, Federally-funded Head Start enrollment, State-funded Head Start enrollment); Quality Benchmarks (curriculum standards, teacher degree requirements, teacher specialized training requirements, assistant teacher degree requirements, teacher in-service requirement, maximum class size, staff-child ratio, screening/referral requirements, family support service requirements, meal requirements); Financial Resources (total state pre-kindergarten spending, local match required, state spending per child enrolled in state pre-kindergarten, State spending per 3-year-old, State spending per 4-year-old, Head Start per child spending, k-12 per child spending. |
| 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 |
States |
| Year Available: Gives the year for the most recent data available for each source (as of 2004) |
School Year 2001-2002 |
| Raw Data: Links the user to the website of the organization collecting the data, so user can access the raw data |
http://nieer.org/yearbook/states/ |
| In Cornell database? | Not available in Cornell database |