NCT03947593

Brief Summary

The primary purpose of the 2019 National Survey of Early Care and Education (NSECE) is to provide a comprehensive picture of both the availability and utilization of early care and education (ECE) in the United States. This study builds on the work of the 2012 NSECE which was the first nationally-representative survey of ECE providers, workers, and households with young children in more than 20 years. Multiple policy and programmatic changes affecting the supply and quality of ECE have been implemented since the last fielding of the NSECE, making this an ideal time to re-map the ECE landscape. The main objectives of the 2019 study include:

  • Updating the national portrait of the availability of early care and education for the full spectrum of care providers, including householders and providers from all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
  • Identifying early care and education needs and preferences among households in the United States with children under age 13 as they pertain to supporting both the employment of parents and the development of children.
  • Capturing data on all forms of non-parental care for all children in a household.
  • Providing the perspectives of both families and providers on the services offered in a system where children are often in multiple arrangements and providers receive funding from multiple sources.
  • Linking the data set collected with policy-relevant data.
  • Increasing the understanding of the care received by low-income children and how that varies across communities. The 2019 NSECE consists of a set of four integrated, nationally representative surveys being conducted between January and June 2019. There are surveys of 1) households with children under 13, 2) home-based providers 3) center-based providers, and 4) the center-based provider workforce. Together they characterize the use and availability of early care and education in America and permit better understanding of how well families' needs and preferences coordinate with providers' offerings and constraints. The 2019 NSECE is collecting information in a manner that facilitates comparisons with data collected for the 2012 NSECE and that allows for examination of the changes in the characteristics of households and their use of non-parental care and the changing landscape of ECE programs during that seven-year period.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
25,190

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for all trials

Timeline
Completed

Started Nov 2018

Shorter than P25 for all trials

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

November 13, 2018

Completed
6 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

April 29, 2019

Completed
14 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

May 13, 2019

Completed
3 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

July 27, 2019

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

July 27, 2019

Completed
Last Updated

August 26, 2019

Status Verified

August 1, 2019

Enrollment Period

9 months

First QC Date

April 29, 2019

Last Update Submit

August 21, 2019

Conditions

Children Under 13

Keywords

Early care and educationECEworkforcechild carecaregivershome-based providerscenter-based providers

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Need for and use of childcare in households with children under 13

    The household questionnaire collects information on each household's need for and use of early care and education services, including 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.

    Current, January 2019 - June 2019

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • • Provision and characteristics of child care among center-based providers

    Current, January 2019 - June 2019

Other Outcomes (2)

  • Provision and characteristics of child care among home-based providers

    Current, January 2019 - June 2019

  • Characteristics and experiences of the ECE workforce

    Current, January 2019 - June 2019

Study Arms (4)

Households with children under 13

Interviews conducted with the parent or guardian of a child or children under age 13.

Other: No Intervention

Home-based providers

Individuals who provide care in a home-based setting to children under age 13 who are not their own for five or more hours a week.

Other: No Intervention

Center-based providers

Directors of early care and education programs that provide care to children not yet in kindergarten.

Other: No Intervention

Center-based workforce

Classroom-assigned instructional staff sampled from each center-based provider who completed an interview.

Other: No Intervention

Interventions

No InterventionOTHER

No intervention is being administered.

Center-based providersCenter-based workforceHome-based providersHouseholds with children under 13

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
Sampling MethodProbability Sample
Study Population

Households with children under 13 years. Individuals providing at least 5 hours' weekly care to children under 13 years not their own in a home-based setting. Early care and education centers serving children not yet in kindergarten. Individuals working in center-based classrooms.

You may qualify if:

  • Households with at least one child under the age of 13.
  • Individuals who care for a child under 13 who is not their own in a home-based setting for at least five hours a week.
  • Center-based ECE programs that provide care to children not yet in kindergarten who were identified from the provider sampling frame built from state or national administrative lists such as state licensing lists.
  • Respondents for the center-based workforce survey are selected from the list of instructional staff associated with the randomly selected classroom from the center-based provider interview.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

NORC at the University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois, 60603, United States

Location

Study Officials

  • Rupa Datta, PhD

    NORC at the University of Chicago

    STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

Study Type
observational
Observational Model
ECOLOGIC OR COMMUNITY
Time Perspective
CROSS SECTIONAL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Vice President and Senior Fellow

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

April 29, 2019

First Posted

May 13, 2019

Study Start

November 13, 2018

Primary Completion

July 27, 2019

Study Completion

July 27, 2019

Last Updated

August 26, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-08

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

Locations

US(1)