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National Survey of Early Care and Education of 2012 (NSECE 2012)
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Updated Oct 29, 2026
About this dataset
The National Survey of Early Care and Education (NSECE) documents the nation’s current utilization and availability of child care and early education (including school-age care) in order to deepen the understanding of the extent to which families’ needs and preferences coordinate well with providers’ offerings and constraints. The experiences of low-income families with young children are of special interest, as they are the focus of a significant component of early care and education/school-age (ECE/SA) public policy. The NSECE collects data through a set of integrated, nationally representative surveys including interviews in all 50 states and Washington, D.C.
<b>Units of Response: </b>Households, Early Care and Educaiton Provider, early childhood workforce
<b>Type of Data: </b>Survey
<b>Tribal Data: </b>Unavailable
<b>Periodicity: </b>Irregular
<b>Demographic Indicators: </b>Disability;Ethnicity;Household Income;Housing Status;Indigenous Population;Military;Race;Sex
<b>SORN: </b>https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2015/04/02/2015-07440/privacy-act-of-1974-system-of-records-notice
<b>Data Use Agreement: </b>Yes
<b>Data Use Agreement Location: </b>https://www.childandfamilydataarchive.org/cfda/archives/cfda/studies/35519
<b>Granularity: </b>Childcare Providers;Classroom;Family;Household;Individual;Nation;Program;State
<b>Spatial: </b>United States
<b>Geocoding: </b>County;State
Data and resources (30)
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DS6 Household Quick Tabulation File
The Household Quick Tabulation File covers topics such as details on usage of non-parental care, expenditures on non-parental care, parental search behavior for early care and education, and the balance of parental employment with child care needs and availability. Temporal: 2012, Restriction:…
Modified Oct 29, 2026
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DS6 Household Quick Tabulation File
The Household Quick Tabulation File covers topics such as details on usage of non-parental care, expenditures on non-parental care, parental search behavior for early care and education, and the balance of parental employment with child care needs and availability. Temporal: 2012, Restriction:…
Modified Oct 29, 2026
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DS4 Home-based Listed Provider Quick Tabulation File
The Home-based Listed Provider Quick Tabulation File cover topics such as enrollment and the characteristics of the children served, rates charged for care, participation in government programs, household composition, qualifications for and attitudes toward early childhood education (ECE), use of…
Modified Oct 29, 2026
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DS4 Home-based Listed Provider Quick Tabulation File
The Home-based Listed Provider Quick Tabulation File cover topics such as enrollment and the characteristics of the children served, rates charged for care, participation in government programs, household composition, qualifications for and attitudes toward early childhood education (ECE), use of…
Modified Oct 29, 2026
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DS12 Workforce Restricted-Use Data File
nan Temporal: 2012, Restriction: Restricted-use Micro, Formats: DELIMITED, PDF, R, SAS, SPSS, STATA
Modified Oct 29, 2026
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DS12 Workforce Restricted-Use Data File
nan Temporal: 2012, Restriction: Restricted-use Micro, Formats: DELIMITED, PDF, R, SAS, SPSS, STATA
Modified Oct 29, 2026
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DS9 Home-based Public-Use Data File
The Home-based Public-Use Data File includes data on 5,986 home-based providers across the US caring for children under age 13. These include 3,934 listed home-based providers (those providers identified on state and national registration lists) and 2,052 unlisted home-based providers (those who…
Modified Oct 29, 2026
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DS9 Home-based Public-Use Data File
The Home-based Public-Use Data File includes data on 5,986 home-based providers across the US caring for children under age 13. These include 3,934 listed home-based providers (those providers identified on state and national registration lists) and 2,052 unlisted home-based providers (those who…
Modified Oct 29, 2026
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DS15 Household Restricted-Use Data File
nan Temporal: 2012, Restriction: Restricted-use Micro, Formats: DELIMITED, PDF, R, SAS, SPSS, STATA
Modified Oct 29, 2026
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DS15 Household Restricted-Use Data File
nan Temporal: 2012, Restriction: Restricted-use Micro, Formats: DELIMITED, PDF, R, SAS, SPSS, STATA
Modified Oct 29, 2026
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DS14 Home-based Restricted-Use Data File
nan Temporal: 2012, Restriction: Restricted-use Micro, Formats: DELIMITED, PDF, R, SAS, SPSS, STATA
Modified Oct 29, 2026
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DS14 Home-based Restricted-Use Data File
nan Temporal: 2012, Restriction: Restricted-use Micro, Formats: DELIMITED, PDF, R, SAS, SPSS, STATA
Modified Oct 29, 2026
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DS7 Workforce Public-Use Data File
The Workforce Public-Use Data File includes data on 5,556 paid ECE workers centers across the US caring for children under age 13. Data users can link the workforce data file back to the center-based provider data to gain additional context for the classroom staff’s experiences. Temporal: 2012,…
Modified Oct 29, 2026
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DS7 Workforce Public-Use Data File
The Workforce Public-Use Data File includes data on 5,556 paid ECE workers centers across the US caring for children under age 13. Data users can link the workforce data file back to the center-based provider data to gain additional context for the classroom staff’s experiences. Temporal: 2012,…
Modified Oct 29, 2026
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DS10 Household Calendar Public-Use Data File
The Household Calendar Public-Use Data File contains child-level data file with care schedule in 15-minute increments for an entire week along with the parental work schedule. File can be linked to the Household Survey data file for analysis in conjunction with household characteristics. Temporal:…
Modified Oct 29, 2026
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DS10 Household Calendar Public-Use Data File
The Household Calendar Public-Use Data File contains child-level data file with care schedule in 15-minute increments for an entire week along with the parental work schedule. File can be linked to the Household Survey data file for analysis in conjunction with household characteristics. Temporal:…
Modified Oct 29, 2026
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DS11 Household Public-Use Data File
The Household Public-Use Data File include data from 11,629 households across the US with children under age 13. Unique components include data on search for care, cost of care for child-provider pairs, and detailed data on child care usage. Temporal: 2012, Restriction: Public-use Micro, Formats:…
Modified Oct 29, 2026
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DS11 Household Public-Use Data File
The Household Public-Use Data File include data from 11,629 households across the US with children under age 13. Unique components include data on search for care, cost of care for child-provider pairs, and detailed data on child care usage. Temporal: 2012, Restriction: Public-use Micro, Formats:…
Modified Oct 29, 2026
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DS8 Center-based Public-Use Data File
The Center-based Public-Use Data File include data on 8,265 center-based providers across the US caring for children under age 13. Data file includes center-based programs of various types along with enrollment and characteristics of children served, staffing, prices charged, hours of operation,…
Modified Oct 29, 2026
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DS8 Center-based Public-Use Data File
The Center-based Public-Use Data File include data on 8,265 center-based providers across the US caring for children under age 13. Data file includes center-based programs of various types along with enrollment and characteristics of children served, staffing, prices charged, hours of operation,…
Modified Oct 29, 2026
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DS1 Workforce Quick Tabulation File
The Workforce Quick Tabulation File includesinformation about the work setting (activities in the classroom, interactions with parents and other staff, availability of professional development and other supports), roles and responsibilities (lead teacher, teacher, assistant teacher, aide),…
Modified Oct 29, 2026
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DS1 Workforce Quick Tabulation File
The Workforce Quick Tabulation File includesinformation about the work setting (activities in the classroom, interactions with parents and other staff, availability of professional development and other supports), roles and responsibilities (lead teacher, teacher, assistant teacher, aide),…
Modified Oct 29, 2026
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DS3 Home-based Unlisted Provider Quick Tabulation File
The Home-based Unlisted Provider Quick Tabulation File cover topics such as enrollment and the characteristics of the children served, rates charged for care, participation in government programs, household composition, qualifications for and attitudes toward early childhood education (ECE), use of…
Modified Oct 29, 2026
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DS3 Home-based Unlisted Provider Quick Tabulation File
The Home-based Unlisted Provider Quick Tabulation File cover topics such as enrollment and the characteristics of the children served, rates charged for care, participation in government programs, household composition, qualifications for and attitudes toward early childhood education (ECE), use of…
Modified Oct 29, 2026
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DS2 Center-based Provider Quick Tabulation File
The Center-based Provider Quick Tabulation File covers topics such as enrollment and characteristics of children served, staffing, prices charged, schedules of service, participation in government programs, and staff compensation and professional development policies. Temporal: 2012, Restriction:…
Modified Oct 29, 2026
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DS2 Center-based Provider Quick Tabulation File
The Center-based Provider Quick Tabulation File covers topics such as enrollment and characteristics of children served, staffing, prices charged, schedules of service, participation in government programs, and staff compensation and professional development policies. Temporal: 2012, Restriction:…
Modified Oct 29, 2026
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DS5 Household Child-level Quick Tabulation File
The Household Child-level Quick Tabulation File covers topics such as details on usage of non-parental care, expenditures on non-parental care, parental search behavior for early care and education, and the balance of parental employment with child care needs and availability. Temporal: 2012,…
Modified Oct 29, 2026
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DS5 Household Child-level Quick Tabulation File
The Household Child-level Quick Tabulation File covers topics such as details on usage of non-parental care, expenditures on non-parental care, parental search behavior for early care and education, and the balance of parental employment with child care needs and availability. Temporal: 2012,…
Modified Oct 29, 2026
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DS13 Center-based Restricted-Use Data File
nan Temporal: 2012, Restriction: Restricted-use Micro, Formats: DELIMITED, PDF, R, SAS, SPSS, STATA
Modified Oct 29, 2026
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DS13 Center-based Restricted-Use Data File
nan Temporal: 2012, Restriction: Restricted-use Micro, Formats: DELIMITED, PDF, R, SAS, SPSS, STATA
Modified Oct 29, 2026