Figure A. Percentage distribution of children ages 4 and 5 years old who were not yet enrolled in kindergarten, by primary early care and education (ECE) arrangement: Selected years, 1995 through 2012

NCES 2016-070
June 2016

Primary Early Care and Education Arrangements and Achievement at Kindergarten Entry

Percentage distribution of children ages 4 and 5 years old who were not yet enrolled in kindergarten, by primary early care and education (ECE) arrangement: Selected years, 1995 through 2012

! Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
NOTE: A child's "primary arrangement" was defined as the regular nonparental care arrangement or early childhood education program in which the child spent the most time per week. "No ECE arrangement" refers to children who did not attend any ECE arrangement on a regular basis. Center-based arrangements include day care centers, Head Start programs, preschools, prekindergartens, and other early childhood arrangements."Multiple arrangements" refers to children who spent an equal amount of time in each of two or more types of arrangements. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Early Childhood Program Participation Survey of the National Household Education Surveys Program (ECPP-NHES:1995, 2001, 2005, and 2012).

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