A national portrait of unlisted home-based child care providers: Learning activities, caregiving services, and children served

Description:

In 2019, more than 5 million providers cared for one or more children either in their own home or in a child’s home. Home-based child care (HBCC) providers are a varied group that includes both listed providers and unlisted providers who do and do not receive payment (Exhibit 1). HBCC is especially prevalent in communities of color, communities with high concentrations of people from immigrant backgrounds, areas of concentrated poverty, and rural communities. Yet, research on HBCC lags behind research on center-based child care and early education (CCEE), and the least is known about unlisted providers who do not appear on state or national provider lists and work outside the formal systems supporting CCEE programs. Using the 2019 National Survey of Early Care and Education (NSECE), this brief focuses on how unlisted HBCC providers spend their caregiving time, what kinds of caregiving services they provide, and the characteristics of the children they serve. (author abstract)

Resource Type:

Reports & Papers

Author(s):

Schochet Owen N.; Li Ann; Del Grosso Patricia; Aikens Nikki; Atkins-Burnett Sally; Porter Toni; Bromer Juliet

Publisher(s):

United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation

Funder(s):

United States. Administration for Children and Families

Country:

United States

Date Issued:

December 2022

Alternative Title:

HBCCSQ NSECE analysis brief

Source:

(OPRE Report #2022-292). U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation. https://mathematica.org/publications/a-national-portrait-of-unlisted-home-based-child-care-providers-brief-3

Note:

Project officers: Ann Rivera and Bonnie Mackintosh, OPRE
Project director: Patricia Del Grosso, Mathematica
Contract number:
HHSP233201500035I/ 75P00119F37042

Topics:

1. Children & Child Development > 1.1. Child Characteristics

4. Child Care & Early Education Providers/Organizations > 4.1. Provider Type/Setting

8. Service Delivery > 8.1. Child Care & Early Education Services

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