Early Childhood Program Participation: 2019

Title:	Early Childhood Program Participation: 2019
Description:	This First Look report presents findings about young children’s care and education before kindergarten, including participation rates in weekly nonparental care arrangements, how well these arrangements cover work hours, costs of care, months spent in care, location of care, factors used to select a care arrangement, and factors making it difficult to find care. These data represent circumstances before the implementation of COVID-19 restrictions.
Online Availability:	Download, view and print the full report as a pdf file. (1.57MB) Download, view and print the summary of findings as a pdf file. (477KB) Download, view and print the errata for this report as a pdf file. (462KB)
Cover Date:	May 2021
Web Release:	May 12, 2021
Publication #:	NCES 2020075REV
Center/Program:	NCES
Authors:	Jiashan Cui and Luke Natzke
Type of Product:	First Look / ED TAB
Survey/Program Areas:	National Household Education Survey (NHES)
Keywords:	Child Care Early Childhood Education Preschool
Questions:	For questions about the content of this First Look / ED TAB, please contact: Michelle McNamara.