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Access to Early Care and Education for the Historically Underserved: Characteristics of Centers that Enroll Children from Prioritized Populations

Gerilyn Slicker|Alex Faucheux|Jason T. Hustedt|Cara L. Kelly
한국유아교육학회 (The Korean Society For Early Childhood Education)|2024.12|International Journal of Early Childhood Education|제30권 제2호|pp. 51-74|DOI 10.18023/ijece.2024.30.2.003

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early childhood educationenrollment patternshistorically underserved children
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Access to early care and education (ECE) that supports children’s development is uneven. Historically underserved groups of children –children with disabilities, children experiencing homelessness, infants, toddlers, and children requiring non-standard hours – have been identified as priority populations by some public ECE programs. Using data from the National Survey of Early Care and Education (n=6,917 ECE centers), our descriptive study examines features of ECE centers associated with enrollment of children from priority populations. Results suggest centers that accept sources of public funding (e.g., CCDF, Head Start, pre-K) were more likely to enroll prioritized populations, with some served at higher rates across all public funding sources (i.e., children experiencing homelessness) while others were only more likely to be enrolled in programs that accept subsidies (i.e., infants, toddlers, children requiring non-standard hours). Findings indicate meaningful differences in how ECE programs can utilize eligibility criteria to promote access.

Abstract

Access to early care and education (ECE) that supports children’s development is uneven. Historically underserved groups of children –children with disabilities, children experiencing homelessness, infants, toddlers, and children requiring non-standard hours – have been identified as priority populations by some public ECE programs. Using data from the National Survey of Early Care and Education (n=6,917 ECE centers), our descriptive study examines features of ECE centers associated with enrollment of children from priority populations. Results suggest centers that accept sources of public funding (e.g., CCDF, Head Start, pre-K) were more likely to enroll prioritized populations, with some served at higher rates across all public funding sources (i.e., children experiencing homelessness) while others were only more likely to be enrolled in programs that accept subsidies (i.e., infants, toddlers, children requiring non-standard hours). Findings indicate meaningful differences in how ECE programs can utilize eligibility criteria to promote access.

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