The Costs of Childcare: Results From the 2016 Early Childhood Program Participation Survey (ECPP-NHES:2016) (NCES 2019-058)

This report uses data from the 2016 Early Childhood Program Participation Survey (ECPP) of the National Household Educational Surveys Program (NHES). It provides findings about percentages of children who received any nonparental care, the type (relative care, nonrelative care, center-based care, or multiple arrangements), associated costs of care, assistance received, and the factors that influenced parents' decisions about childcare arrangements.