50 State Database
Children's Defense Fund
| Type of Source: Describes the type of data source: federal administrative data, federal survey, survey conducted by private/nonprofit organizations, and other databases created by non-governmental organizations |
Organizations that Collect Data on Early Care and Education |
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| Source Description and Coverage: Describes how data is collected and the sample representation |
The Data section of the Children's Defense Fund Web site provides national and state data on public policies, economic conditions, and demographics for the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Several publications, which offer State by State data, are available on this Web site. |
| Data Available: Includes a description of all variables available |
Demographics, economic conditions, early care and education, income support programs, health, and education. |
| Child Care Economic Data? Coded as yes if data source has data on size of child care sector (number of establishments, number of employees, wages and gross receipts) |
No |
| Demographic Data? Coded as yes if data source has data on demographics of families and children. |
Yes |
| Early Care and Education Program Data? Coded as yes if data source has data on public and private early care and education enrollment, funding, and regulations. |
Yes |
| Geographic Level: Describes the geographic levels for which data is available |
national and state |
| Year Available: Gives the year for the most recent data available for each source (as of 2004) |
Database is constantly updated with the most current data available for each item |
| Raw Data: Links the user to the website of the organization collecting the data, so user can access the raw data |
http://www.childrensdefense.org/data/default.asp |
| In Cornell database? | Not available in Cornell database |