National Survey of Early Care and Education (NSECE), [United States], 2019

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Notice: Dataset 7: Home-based Public-Use Data File contained errors in 14 to 33 percent of cases for the following variables: HB9_HRSOPEN_R_MON, HB9_HRSOPEN_R_TUES, HB9_HRSOPEN_R_WED, HB9_HRSOPEN_R_THURS, HB9_HRSOPEN_R_FRI, and HB9_HOURS_C. In many cases, these errors were that missing or "Don't Know/Refused" values should have been coded as 0. Dataset 3: Home-based Unlisted Provider Quick Tabulation File, Dataset 4: Home-based Listed Provider Quick Tabulation File, and Dataset 7: Home-based Public-Use Data File contained two variables with their names swapped: HB9_ENRL_NHASIAN_NUMCH and HB9_ENRL_NHOTHER_NUMCH. Corrected versions of these variables are available in an addendum to the Home-based Provider Public-Use Data File, which is available for download immediately at this link, in an addendum to the Home-based Listed Provider Quick Tabulation Data File, which is available for download immediately at this link, and in an addendum to the Home-based Unlisted Provider Quick Tabulation Data File, which is available for download immediately at this link. Otherwise, these variables will be unavailable on the Child and Family Data Archive until the next release of the Home-based Provider Quick Tabulation Files and Public-Use Data Files, anticipated in fall 2022. The 2019 National Survey of Early Care and Education (2019 NSECE) is a set of four nationally-representative integrated surveys conducted in 2019 of 1) households with children under age 13, 2) home-based early care and education (ECE) providers, 3) center-based ECE providers, and 4) the center-based ECE provider workforce. Together these four surveys characterize the supply of and demand for ECE in the United States and create a better understanding of how well families' needs and preferences coordinate with providers' offerings and constraints. The NSECE surveys make particular effort to measure the experiences of low-income families, as these families are the focus of a significant component of ECE and school-age public policy. The NSECE was first conducted in 2012. Before that effort, there had been a 20-year long absence of nationally representative data on the use and availability of ECE. The NSECE was conducted again in 2019 to update the information from 2012 and shed light on how the ECE and school-age care landscape changed from 2012 to 2019. The 2019 NSECE followed a similar design as the 2012 survey, including surveying households with children under age 13, home-based providers, center-based providers, and staff working in center-based classrooms. The 2019 NSECE is funded by the Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) in the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The project team is led by NORC at the University of Chicago, with partners Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago and Child Trends, as well as other collaborating individuals and organizations. The 2019 NSECE quick tabulation and public-use files are currently available via this site. Restricted-use files will also be available at three different access levels; to determine which level of restricted-use file access will best meet your needs, please email NORC at NSECE@norc.org for more information. Restricted-Use Data Files Restricted-use files are available through NORC at the University of Chicago. Please email NORC at NSECE@norc.org for more information about accessing restricted use data. For additional information about this study, please see: NSECE study page on NORC's website NSECE Research Methods Blog For more information, tutorials, and reports related to the NSECE, please visit the Child and Family Data Archive's Data Training Resources from the NSECE page.