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 planning and implementation and address the following:

• How Are Center-Based Early Childhood Education Programs Funded? (Brief 1)
• Characteristics of Home-Based Child Care Providers (Brief 2)
• How Do Parents Make Decisions about ECE Arrangements? (Brief 3)
• Characteristics of the Early Care and Education Workforce (Brief 4)
• Early Care and Education Centers That Participate in Head Start and Public Prekindergarten (Brief 5)
• Center-Based Early Care and Education Programs: Program Size and Ages Served (Brief 6)