Appendix E 2024 NSECE Home-based Provider Questionnaire Items - Overview and Comparison

Appendix E. 2024 NSECE Home-based Provider Questionnaire Items - Overview and Comparison

2019 Category	2019 Construct	2024 Construct	First Item of 2024 Construct	Key Changes from 2019 to 2024
Section A: Location of Care	Confirmation of child care program address	Confirmation of child care program address	A1
	Update of child care program address, if necessary	Update of child care program address, if necessary	A1a
	Current provision of care for children under age 13 at least 5 hours per week	Current provision of care for children under age 13 at least 5 hours per week	A1A1_M
	Screener Content: Past provision of regular, paid care to children under age 13 who aren't R's own	Screener Content: Past provision of regular, paid care to children under age 13 who aren't R's own	A_SCRN_2
	Screener Content: Date provider last cared for children under age 13 who aren't R's own	Screener Content: Date provider last cared for children under age 13 who aren't R's own	A_SCRN_3
	Screener Content: Reasons for no longer providing regular, paid child care	Dropped	N/A	Dropped items to reduce screening burden
	Changes to program offerings made during the summer	Changes to program offerings made during the summer	T1_LHB
	Type of location provider cares for children	Type of location provider cares for children	A1C1_M
Section B. Care Schedule and Rostering of Children if Small Provider Section B. Care Schedule and Rostering of Children if Small Provider Section B. Care Schedule and Rostering of Children if Small Provider	Number of children provider cared for last week	Number of children provider cared for last week	B1
	Number of children provider usually cares for, but did not care for last week	Number of children provider usually cares for, but did not care for last week	B1A
	Rostering of children, including children cared for last week and children provider usually cares for, but not last week	Rostering of children, including children cared for last week and children provider usually cares for, but not last week	B1B
	Age of each child	Age of each child	B4_M
	Each child's residence is same or different than provider's household	Each child's residence is same or different than provider's household	B6_M	Modified skip logic to collect info on relationship of provider to each child served who lives in provider’s household (previously not collected).
	Identification of provider’s prior relationship with each child	Identification of provider’s prior relationship with each child	B7_M
	Days of the week and hours provider cared for each child each day of last week	Days of the week and hours provider cared for each child each day of last week	B8_M
	Physical condition of each child that affects care	Physical condition of each child that affects care	B9_M
	Emotional, developmental or behavioral condition of each child that affects care	Emotional, developmental or behavioral condition of each child that affects care	B10_M
	Ethnicity of each child provider cares for	Ethnicity of each child provider cares for	B11_M
	Race of each child provider cares for	Race of each child provider cares for	B12_M
	Whether each child speaks a language other than English at home	Whether each child speaks a language other than English at home	B13_M
	N/A	Whether the provider provides care and instruction in the child's home language	HB37 New 1	New item asks directly whether provider provides caregiving/instruction to children in their home language for each child. Aligned to NSECE Workforce and NSECE Center-based Survey revisions.
	Language mostly spoken with each child while in care	Dropped	N/A	Dropped item asked about languages spoken with children and parents and added new item above about caregiving in child’s home languages.
	Help needed speaking with each child’s parents because of different languages	Help needed speaking with each child’s parents because of different languages*	B13c_M_REVISED	Modified wording to align more precisely to the parallel item in Section C for larger providers (C13B_1_M, see below).
	Main reason for varying scheduled	Main reason for varying scheduled	B17
	Date when provider first started caring for each child	Date when provider first started caring for each child	B22_M
	Any payment received for care for each child	Any payment received for care for each child	B23_M
	Rate charged for care for each child	Rate charged for care for each child	B24_M
	Payment for each child received from other sources	Payment for each child received from other sources	B24B
	Payment source for each child's discount or subsidy	Payment source for each child's discount or subsidy*	B24C_REVISED	Response categories updated to separate Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) funding and State Public PreK funding (these two funding sources were previously combined in one category).
	Non-monetary compensation for care provided for each child	Non-monetary compensation for care provided for each child	B25_M
	Frequency of non-monetary compensation for each child	Frequency of non-monetary compensation for each child	B26
	Number of additional children provider willing and able to regularly care for	Number of additional children provider willing and able to regularly care for	B28
	Willingness to care for children without a prior relationship	Willingness to care for children without a prior relationship	B27
Section C: Enrollment Section C: Enrollment Section C: Enrollment Section C: Enrollment	Number of children enrolled by age group	Number of children enrolled by age group	C1A
	Number of children enrolled full-time by age group	Number of children enrolled full-time by age group	C1A2
	Number of vacancies by age group	Number of vacancies by age group	C1B
	Number of children with a physical condition that affects care	Number of children with a physical condition that affects care	C4
	Number of children with emotional, developmental or behavioral condition that affects care	Number of children with emotional, developmental or behavioral condition that affects care	C5
	Number of Hispanic children	Number of Hispanic children	C6
	Number of children by race	Number of children by race	C7_M
	Number of children by hours provider provides care	Number of children by hours provider provides care	C8_M
	Number of children who live in the same household as provider	Number of children who live in the same household as provider	C9
	Number of children with specific prior relationships to provider	Number of children with specific prior relationships to provider	C10
	Payment received for child care	Payment received for child care	C12
	Number of children without regular payment	Number of children without regular payment	C12a
	Presence of prior relationship with all children without regular payment	Presence of prior relationship with all children without regular payment	C_relall_nopay
	Confirmation provider receives no regular payment for any children	Confirmation provider receives no regular payment for any children	C12b
	One or different rates charged to families	One or different rates charged to families	C12C
	Any full-time rate for each age group	Any full-time rate for each age group	C12C1a
	Highest rate for full-time care for each age group	Highest rate for full-time care for each age group	C12C_2_M	Edits made to reduce follow-up questions for prices/rates; collection supports weekly price construction and maintains over-time comparability for weekly prices/rates; this revision aligns to parallel revisions in NSECE Center-based Survey.
	Types of financial assistance provided to families	Types of financial assistance provided to families	C_affordcare_a
	Number of children paid for by families with no subsidies, discounts or scholarships	Number of children paid for by families with no subsidies, discounts or scholarships	C_PARPAY
	Number of children who speak a language other than English at home	Number of children who speak a language other than English at home	C13
	Number of children whose parents have limited English proficiency	Number of children whose parents have limited English proficiency	C13B_1_M
	N/A	Whether there is an adult present to provide care and instruction in the children's home language(s)	HB37 New 1a	Parallel to revision made in Section B for small providers; new item asks directly whether provider provides caregiving/instruction to children in their home language. Aligned to NSECE Workforce and Center-based Survey revisions as well.
	Language(s) spoken directly with children	Dropped	N/A	Dropped item asked about languages spoken with children and parents, which has difficult interpretation. New language-related items added as described above.
	Percentage of time speaking English when caring for children	Percentage of time speaking English when caring for children	C13E_M
	Number of children experiencing homelessness	Number of children experiencing homelessness	C_homeless_REVISED
	Federal, state, or local agencies pay for care	Federal, state, or local agencies pay for care	C15_M
	Number of children funded by different agencies or government programs	Number of children funded by different agencies or government programs	C15A_M_1
	Payment arrangement from agencies or government programs	Payment arrangement from agencies or government programs	C15b_M_1
	Community organization pays for care	Community organization pays for care	C_commorg
	Number of children paid for by community organizations	Number of children paid for by community organizations	C16a
	Various types of fees paid by parents receiving subsidy	Various types of fees paid by parents receiving subsidy	C_subfees_a
	Any limit to number of children with subsidies served	Dropped	N/A	Item removed. Revision aligned to NSECE Center-based Survey revisions.
	Any enrollment supported by subsidy in past year	Any enrollment supported by subsidy in past year*	C_subenroll	Increased number and types of providers who will receive this question to capture more providers who could potentially serve children with child care subsidies. 2019 included large paid providers in 2019. 2024 will add small, paid, non-relationship-based providers as well.
	Any family requested use of subsidies in past year	Dropped	N/A	Removed item; aligned to NSECE Center-based Survey revisions.
	Comparison of children under care using private pay and using subsidy	Dropped	N/A	Removed item in favor of new subsidy perception questions (See Section G); aligned to NSECE Center-based Survey revisions.
Section E: Schedule Section E: Schedule	Daily schedule of child care services	Daily schedule of child care services	E1a
	Fee for late pick up	Fee for late pick up	E2
	Whether variation in weekly schedules are allowed and number of children with such variation	Whether variation in weekly schedules are allowed and number of children with such variation*	E3_REVISED	Variations in care schedules: Revised response options to provide more detail on the ways providers permit variation in care schedules; aligned to NSECE Center-based Survey revisions.
	Whether parents are allowed to pay for varying number of hours each week and number of children with such arrangement	Dropped	N/A	Removed items; aligned to NSECE Center-based Survey revisions.
	Provider gets paid for days children do not attend	Provider gets paid for days children do not attend	E3f
	Number of weeks spent providing care	Number of weeks spent providing care	E7
	N/A	Whether provider was paid for days they were not serving children	E7a_a	Added items to capture whether provider has paid vacation/personal/leave time—i.e., time when children are not in attendance, but provider is still paid for those days/weeks (e.g., paid holiday or summer break, or pre-scheduled vacation days). Aligns to NSECE Center-based Survey and Workforce Survey revisions.
	N/A	Whether provider was paid for holiday/summer/vacation days	E7a_b
	Care arrangement when provider is sick	Care arrangement when provider is sick	E10
	Month and year when provider was last unable to provide care due to illness	Month and year when provider was last unable to provide care due to illness	E10a
	N/A	Whether provider has a contract/agreement with families	HB38 New 1	Added item on whether provider uses formal contract/agreement with families.
	Whether provider helps enrolled children find comprehensive services	Whether provider helps enrolled children find comprehensive services	E13a
	Whether provider pays enrolled children’s comprehensive services	Dropped	N/A	Removed follow-up item related to whether provider pays for services; aligned to revision in NSECE Center-based Survey.
	Whether provider provides on-site comprehensive services for enrolled children	Whether provider provides on-site comprehensive services for enrolled children	E_onsiteserv
	Number of children experiencing food insecurity	Number of children experiencing food insecurity	C_foodinsec
Section F. Admissions/ Marketing Section F. Admissions/ Marketing	Number of children who left program during three-month period last year	Number of children who left program during three-month period last year	F1_M
	Number of children who entered program during three-month period last year	Number of children who entered program during three-month period last year	F2_M
	Whether provider stopped care due to child’s behavior last year	Whether provider stopped care due to child’s behavior last year	F3
	Whether provider has asked for early pick up due to child’s behavior last year	Whether provider has asked for early pick up due to child’s behavior last year	F_earlypickup
	Program listed with referral agency	Program listed with referral agency	F4
	Whether children have been turned away due to lack of vacancies last year	Whether children have been turned away due to lack of vacancies last year	F9
	Whether children with special needs have been turned away last year	Whether children with special needs have been turned away last year	F_sp_adm
	Whether program has overall quality rating	Whether program has overall quality rating	F_QRIS1
	Whether program quality rating has improved in last two years	Whether program quality rating has changed in last two years	F_QRIS1a_REVISED	Clarified item to better capture recent changes in Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS) rating (in either direction, up or down); aligned with NSECE Center-based Survey Revision.
	Opinions about background checks for childcare staff	Dropped	N/A	Opinions about background checks dropped. New items about experiences with background checks added (see Section I); aligned with revisions to NSECE Center-based and Workforce Surveys.
	Whether program has been inspected in last year	Whether program has been inspected in last year*	F_INSP_a	Increased number and types of providers who will receive this question to capture additional providers potentially serving children supported by child care subsidies. In 2019, item included large providers who received any type of government funding. 2024 adds small providers who receive any type of government funding.
	N/A	Program's difficulty complying with health and safety regulations: Home inspection and monitoring requirements	HB25b	Items added to capture provider’s experiences meeting health and safety and other requirements often associated with licensing and subsidy participation.
	N/A	Program's difficulty complying with health and safety regulations: Capacity, ratio, and group size requirements	HB25c
Section G. Care Provided Section G. Care Provided Section G. Care Provided Section G. Care Provided Section G. Care Provided	Whether provider plans daily activities and time spent planning	Whether provider plans daily activities and time spent planning	G1
	Time spent on various activities in a typical day	Time spent on various activities in a typical day*	G_ACTIVITY	Activities items reduced by combining whole and small group activities (these were previously separate in the earlier NSECE Home-based Provider Survey).
	Any snacks or meals provided to children	Dropped	N/A	Aligned to NSECE Center-based Survey revisions.
	Program’s participation in Child and Adult Care Food Program	Program’s participation in Child and Adult Care Food Program	G_CACFP
	Children’s time spent with screens	Children’s time spent with screens	G_SCREEN
	Whether provider uses a curriculum and Identification of curriculum used	Whether provider uses a curriculum and Identification of curriculum used	G3A
	Received training to use curriculum	Received training to use curriculum	G_CURRTRAIN
	Program sponsorship	Program sponsorship	G4
	N/A	Whether provider has received help meeting health and safety requirements from an outside organization in the last 12 months	HB39	Item added to measure provider’s experiences with supports provided by outside organizations like Family Child Care networks or community organizations.
	Any time spent with other child care providers	Any time spent with other child care providers	G5
	Provider aware of places to meet other child care providers	Provider aware of places to meet other child care providers	G5a
	Provider has access to resources or professional development (PD)	Provider has access to resources or professional development (PD)	G5d
	Time spent on all program activities in addition to time spent with children	Time spent on all program activities in addition to time spent with children*	G6_M_revised	This item was reduced from a 9-part item to a single item to capture total hours spent by provider on prep and planning time outside of time spent caring for children.
	Number of hours provider spent directly caring for children last week	Number of hours provider spent directly caring for children last week	H_TIMECARE
	N/A	Whether provider uses an accountant or bookkeeper	HB20 New 1	New item added to capture use of accountant or bookkeeper to help provider manage the financial/business aspects of providing child care (payroll, accounting, budgeting, taxes).
	N/A	Whether provider has been affected by any business challenges: families behind on paying tuition/fees	HB20 New 3	New item added to captured provider’s experience with financial challenges in past year; aligned to NSECE Center-based Survey revisions.
	Physical space used for child care	Physical space used for child care	G6a
	Location of children’s physical activity while in care	Dropped	N/A	Removed questions on location of children’s physical activity; aligned to NSECE Center-based Survey revision.
	N/A	Who cares for the children if the provider is called away suddenly	HB21 New 2	Item added to capture a key job-related stressor specific to home-based providers.
	N/A	Whether provider has a designated daily break	HB21 New 4	Added item related to provider wellbeing; Aligned with NSECE Workforce Survey revisions.
	N/A	How many times a month provider has done activities in the community with the children they care for	HB29 New 1	Added two items about engaging in activities in the community (which has been identified as a dimension of child care quality unique to home-based providers/settings).
	Identification of two main reasons provider works with children	Identification of main reason provider works with children*	G7a_M	Removed item on the second main reason provider works with children, and maintains the item about main reason.
	Main responsibility when looking after children	Main responsibility when looking after children	G7b_M
	Membership in professional organization	Membership in professional organization	G7c
	Access to a family support resource/ mental health consultant/ guidance counselor	Access to a family support resource/ mental health consultant/ guidance counselor	G12
	Access to a health consultant	Access to a health consultant	G_HEALTHCON
	Type of PD caregiver has had in past 12 months	Type of PD caregiver has had in past 12 months	G15a
	Participation in on-line health and safety training	Participation in on-line health and safety training*	G_HSONLINE_REVISED	Modified to collect more detail about whether provider attended online and in-person health and safety trainings.
	Topic of most recent PD activity, besides health and safety	Dropped	N/A	Item removed. New PD items added aligned to updated research on effective PD; aligned to revisions in NSECE Workforce Survey.
	Training in working with children of different race, ethnicities, or cultures	Training in working with children of different race, ethnicities, or cultures	G_CULTTRAIN
	Assistance with costs of PD	Assistance with costs of PD*	G_PDASST_1	Removed item about assistance with child care and transport costs; aligned to NSECE Workforce Survey revisions.
	PD plan	PD plan	G_PDPLAN
	N/A	Whether provider had difficulty getting PD	HB12 New 4	New item added to measure challenges in pursuing education or training for career advancement; aligned to NSECE Workforce Survey revisions.
	Parental Modernity Scale – Traditional Belief Scale	Dropped	N/A	Items dropped; aligned to NSECE Workforce Survey revisions.
	Parental Modernity Scale – Progressive Belief Scale	Dropped	N/A
	N/A	Barriers to participating in PD - affordability	HB12 New 5a	New items added related to provider’s experiences and perceptions related to accessing training and PD, including cost and convenience.
	N/A	Barriers to participating in PD - convenience	HB12 New 5b
	Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale	Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale	G_CESD7_1
	N/A	Maslach Burnout Scale	HB40_1	New items added to capture job-related burnout factors; aligned to NSECE Workforce Survey revisions.
	Bridget Hamre’s instructional approach/ knowledge	Bridget Hamre’s instructional approach/ knowledge*	G_HAMRE3	Hamre knowledge items reduced from four items in 2019 to two items in 2024; aligned to NSECE Workforce Survey revisions.
	N/A	Family Provider Relationship Scale – Communication with Families	HB24 New 1	New items added about communication with families about child’s learning and development, and problems in care; aligned to NSECE Workforce Survey revisions.
	N/A	Knowledge of families encouraging child's learning	HB24 New 3	New item about knowledge of family approach to supporting child’s learning added from Family and Provider/Teacher Relationship Quality (FPTRQ) Provider/Teacher Measure; aligned to NSECE Workforce Survey revision.
	N/A	Whether provider is familiar with child care subsidy program	HB23_New_2	These new items were added to ask a broad sample of home-based providers about their knowledge of the state’s child care subsidy program; and for those with knowledge of the subsidy program, ask their perceptions about the financial cost/benefits and administrative burden associated with participating. One item also asks about provider’s attitude about the importance of helping low-income families.
	N/A	Perceptions or experiences of the child care subsidy system: consistent payments	SUB_EXP_a
	N/A	Perceptions or experiences of the child care subsidy system: administrative hassle	SUB_EXP_b
	N/A	Perceptions or experiences of the child care subsidy system: help low-income families	SUB_EXP_c
	N/A	Perceptions or experiences of the child care subsidy system: behavior problems	SUB_EXP_d
Section H. Help with Child Care Section H. Help with Child Care	Whether any individuals assist with provision of care	Whether any individuals assist with provision of care	H1_M
	Number of people assisting provider look after children	Number of people assisting provider look after children	H2_M
	Hours worked by assistant	Hours worked by assistant	H_HELPHOUR
	Whether assistant receives any payment	Whether assistant receives any payment	H_HELPPAY
	Wage paid to assisting caregiver	Wage paid to assisting caregiver	H_HELPWAGE
	Whether assistant lives in the respondent's household	Whether assistant lives in the respondent's household	H_HELPLIVE
	Educational attainment of assisting caregiver	Educational attainment of assisting caregiver	H_HELPED
	Age of assisting caregiver	Age of assisting caregiver	H_HELPAGE
	Years of paid early care and education (ECE) experience for assisting caregiver	Years of paid early care and education (ECE) experience for assisting caregiver	H_HELPCARE
	Any credential for assisting caregiver	Any credential for assisting caregiver	H_HELPCDA
	Any PD for assisting caregiver	Any PD for assisting caregiver	H_HELPTRAIN
	N/A	Whether provider tried to hire an individual to assist with provision of care	HB19 New 1	New items added about provider’s experiences hiring helpers/staff to assist with child care services.
Section I. Household Characteristics Section I. Household Characteristics	Number and age of people living in household	Number and age of people living in household*	I_HHM	Updated to reduce age categories collected, while maintaining key items needed to calculate income to federal poverty ratios for providers.
	N/A	Whether provider is required to complete background check for people living in household	I_BKGD_REQ	New items added about provider’s experiences and difficulty with background checks for household members; aligned to similar changes in the NSECE Center-based and Workforce Surveys that replace items about opinions of background checks with items about experiences related to background checks.
	N/A	Difficulty complying with background check for people living in household	I_BKGD_D
	Whether children under 6 are receiving care from someone outside of the household	Whether children under 6 are receiving care from someone outside of the household	I_OUTCARE
	Number of hours children under 6 were in respondent’s care while respondent looking after other children	Number of hours children under 6 were in respondent’s care while respondent looking after other children	I_HHCC
	N/A	Whether R's household receive child care assistance for children under 13	HB_CC_ASST	New item added to the receipt of child care assistance for children in the provider’s household; aligned to parallel changes in NSECE Workforce Survey.
Section J. Provider Characteristics Section J. Provider Characteristics Section J. Provider Characteristics	Year of birth	Year of birth	J1
	Country of birth	Country of birth	J2
	Year moved to United States	Year moved to United States	J2a
	N/A	Gender identity	J_GI	Added item on gender identity of respondent aligned with guidance set out in OMB’s “Recommendations on the Best Practices for the Collection of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Data on Federal Statistical Surveys” by including “transgender, non-binary, or another gender” as a response option and allowing respondents to choose more than one option
	Current marital status	Current marital status	J3
	Educational attainment of caregiver	Educational attainment of caregiver	J4
	Currently enrolled in degree program	Currently enrolled in degree program	J5_M
	Field of study of highest degree	Field of study of highest degree	J5a_M
	N/A	Whether the provider has any student loan debt or owes money used to pay for their own education	J_LOANS	New items added to assess student debt burden for home-based providers; aligned to parallel changes in NSECE Workforce Survey.
	N/A	The amount of money the provider currently owes for their education	J_LOAN_AMT
	ECE credentials	ECE credentials	J_CDA
	Any training in ECE outside of higher education	Any training in ECE outside of higher education	J10
	Years of ECE work experience	Years of ECE work experience	J12	Modified skip logic to include additional providers in questions about past home-based care experience, including smaller providers and relationship-based providers that receive any government funding.
	Expected additional years caring for children	Expected additional years caring for children	J13_M
	N/A	Whether provider thinks they will be working in ECE in three years	HB12 NEW2-New2	Added new item about intent to stay in ECE field/work (note: item included in NSECE COVID19 Follow-up Surveys).
	Any work for a center, school or other organization	Any work for a center, school or other organization	J13a1
	Years of ECE work experience at a center	Years of ECE work experience at a center	J12a
	Prior experience in different types of home-based care	Prior experience in different types of home-based care	J12b
	N/A	Prior experience providing regular paid care for families with no prior relationship in past 10 years	J12c	For relationship-based providers and non-family child care like providers: Added item to collect additional information about provider’s prior experience serving children with no prior relationship to provider.
	Any work for pay other than home-based care and characteristics of that job - Current	Any work for pay other than home-based care and characteristics of that job - Current	J14
	Any work for pay other than home-based care and characteristics of that job - Previous	Any work for pay other than home-based care and characteristics of that job - Previous	J17
	Ethnicity	Ethnicity	J19_M
	Race	Race	J20_M
	Any language spoken other than English	Any language spoken other than English	J21a_M
	Health insurance coverage	Health insurance coverage	J21c_M
	Self-rated health	Self-rated health	J22
	Number of days affected by poor health	Number of days affected by poor health	J_POORHLTH
	N/A	Whether provider or household receives benefits from the Food Stamps Program/SNAP	HB13a	Added new items about food assistance receipt; aligned to NSECE Household and Workforce Survey revisions.
	N/A	Whether provider or household participates in the Women, Infants, & Children Nutrition Program (WIC)	HB13b
	N/A	Whether provider could pay emergency expense of $400 with cash or cash equivalent	HB41_1	Added item about financial security; aligned to NSECE Workforce Survey revisions.
	Whether provider owns home used to care for children	Whether provider owns home used to care for children	J_OWNHOME
	Annual household income: Exact dollar amount	Annual household income: Exact dollar amount	J23_M
	Annual household income: Before/after tax	Annual household income: Before/after tax	J23a
	Annual household income: Ranges	Annual household income: Ranges	J23b_M
	Percentage of household income stemming from childcare work	Percentage of household income stemming from childcare work	J24_M
Section K. Operations	Amount spent operating program	Amount spent operating program	K4_M
	Sources of income from provider’s child care work	Sources of income from provider’s child care work	K5_Ma
	Types of income received: Total income received	Types of income received: Total income received	K5_Me

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Appendix E. 2024 NSECE Home-based Provider Questionnaire Items - Overview and Comparison