This brief describes how states can provide and use data to ensure families have enough choices when selecting early care and education services and that the choices meet the needs of families in the communities they serve.
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This report presents a summary of the 23 Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five (PDG-B5) renewal states’ planned CEE activities as they were written into their grant applications in late 2019. The report analyzes the states’ proposed activities for six defining features: 1) nature of the...
This brief focuses on current research trends and implications for racial and ethnic disparities related to early childhood. It highlights policy choices to reduce disparities and set children and families on more favorable trajectories, contributing to their school success and ability to live...
The PDG B-5 TA Center reviewed applications from the 23 awardees of PDG B-5 renewal grants to synthesize the birth through five system funding strategies, including how multiple funding streams interact and flow to providers, children, and families. A Review of Fiscal Strategies in PDG B-5...
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This brief is designed to assist states with developing or revising their Program Performance Evaluation Plans. It provides guidance and recommendations on showing the state’s logic behind the state’s strategic plan, making decisions about measurement, and setting priorities to make the...
This brief highlights key information from the 2012 National Survey of Early Care and Education (NSECE) about the various types of funding that early care and education (ECE) centers receive.
The National Survey of Early Care and Education reached 12,000 families and large numbers of home-based and center-based programs (6,000 home-based providers, 5,600 classroom staff, and 8,200 program directors). The six briefs provide practical, useable information to inform state and local...
This brief uses data from the National Survey of Early Care and Education (NSECE) to provide an overview of the different types of home-based providers as well as information about these providers.