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Discover different perspectives for the ExCELS measure.

Discover findings from a test of ExCELS theory of change.

This report examines child care and early education (CCEE) providers’ perceptions of CCEE licensing in a national sample of licensed providers in centers and family child care homes and investigates links between some state CCEE licensing practices/procedures and providers’ perceptions.

This series presents theories of change for and research on three types of workforce development strategies: wage supplements, apprenticeship models, and scholarships.

This brief draws from data collected in the 2019 NSECE Center-based Provider Survey. In the NSECE, a center-based provider delivers CCEE services to children aged five and under, not yet in kindergarten, at a single location. This brief describes how enrollment and vacancies at center-based child care and early education (CCEE) programs can be estimated using data from the 2019 National Survey of Early Care and Education (NSECE).

This brief draws from data collected in the 2019 NSECE Center-based Provider Survey and Wave 1 of the NSECE COVID-19 Longitudinal Follow-up. In the NSECE, a center-based provider delivers CCEE services to children aged five and under, not yet in kindergarten, at a single location. This brief describes calendar year 2020 experiences of CCEE centers that were operating in 2019, including changes in their enrollments and their instructional staff.

The TRLECE project team conducted three national surveys in 2023 with 1) state and territory child care and early education (CCEE) licensing administrators, 2) front-line CCEE licensing staff who conduct monitoring and inspections for licensed providers in each state and D.C. and 3) licensed CCEE providers (both center-based and family child care settings) in each state and D.C.

This brief examines the challenges Head Start children and their families faced during the COVID-19 pandemic, the types of support they received or needed, and how both were associated with their well-being.

This study examines the association between licensing violations and QRIS ratings in three states.

This report summarizes results from a national survey of child care and early education front-line licensing staff and presents a high-level description of who front-line licensing staff are, what they do, and how they view licensing.