ED388438 PS023763
Title: Child Care and Early Education Program Participation of Infants,
Toddlers, and Preschoolers. Statistics in Brief.
Author(s): West, Jerry; And Others
Author Affiliation: National Center for Education Statistics (ED),
Washington, DC.(EDD00004)
Pages: 14
Publication Date: October 1995
Report No: NCES-95-824
Available from: EDRS Price MF01/PC01 Plus Postage.
Language: English
Document Type: Numerical/Quantitative Data (110); Reports--Research
(143)
Geographic Source: U.S.; District of Columbia
Journal Announcement: RIEMAR1996
Government Level: Federal
This report
contains the first release of information from the 1995 National
Household Education Survey (NHES) on the care and educational experiences
of young children who have not yet entered kindergarten. Describing
infants', toddlers', and preschoolers' participation in a variety
of early care and education settings, the document includes both
home- and center-based arrangements. The survey found that of children
under age 6, 31 percent participated in center-based programs, 21
percent participated in home-based relative care, and that 18 percent
participated in home-based nonrelative care. Survey results also
indicate that children's participation in center-based programs
increased with household income and mother's education, and that
more children received nonparental care and education on a regular
basis as they grew older. Children who are very young, who are members
of racial or ethnic minority groups, who are in lower income households,
or who have mothers who did not graduate from college were more
likely to be cared for by relatives, while their counterparts were
more likely to be cared for by nonrelatives. A discussion of survey
methodology is included. (MDM)
Descriptors: Age Differences; Day Care; *Day Care Centers; Educational
Attainment; *Enrollment; Enrollment Trends; *Family Day Care; Family
Income; National Surveys; *Preschool Education; Racial Differences;
Research Methodology; *Socioeconomic Influences; *Young Children
Identifiers: National Household Education Survey
