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Early Childhood Longitudinal Program (ECLS)

News & Activities


New Data Products:

For a full list of ECLS data products, please visit the Publications and Products area.

Upcoming Conferences, Seminars and Workshops:


June 4–6, 2008  Using the ECLS-K Database for Research and Policy Discussion, Washington, DC
NCES is sponsoring a 3-day advanced studies seminar on the use of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998–99 (ECLS-K) database. The training will take place in Washington, D.C.
 
June 23–25, 2008  ECLS-B symposium at the Head Start Ninth National Research Conference
NCES will contribute to a symposium on "Early Care and Education Experiences of American Children: Findings from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Birth Cohort" at Head Start's Ninth National Research Conference, "Creating Connections: Linking Policy, Practice and Research across Early childhood Development, Care and Education," to be held in Washington, DC.
 
July 7–9, 2008  ECLS-B training at the 2008 ICPSR Seminar
The Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort (ECLS-B) will be featured during the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research's (ICPSR) seminar "Examining Child Outcomes and Well-being in Early Care and Education Settings." The workshop will feature datasets from the Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES), the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort (ECLS-B), and the National Head Start/Public School Early Childhood Transition Demonstration Study. In addition, participants will receive a preview of data that will be available from the Head Start Impact Study (HSIS). The training will take place in Ann Arbor, MI.
 
July 31, 2008  Early Childhood Surveys at the National Center for Education Statistics: Data User's Training Seminar on The Early Childhood Longitudinal Studies (ECLS) and The National Household Education Surveys Program (NHES) pdf file (49 KB)
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is sponsoring a 1-day training seminar at the 2008 Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association (ASA) on July 31, 2008 from 10:00 am to 5:30 pm in Boston, Massachusetts. This seminar will provide researchers an introduction to some of the most comprehensive early childhood education and care data resources in the nation, focusing on three nationally representative early childhood studies conducted by NCES: the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998–99 (ECLS-K), the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort (ECLS-B), and the National Household Education Surveys Program (NHES) early childhood components.