Sponsoring Agencies

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) has supported the development of the core ECLS-K:2011 design that provides the data needed to answer major research and policy questions. At the same time, the study is enriched and supported by the other federal agencies listed below.

• The National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER), Institute of Education Sciences (IES), U.S. Department of Education
• The Economic Research Service (ERS), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
• The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
• The National Institute of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) at the National Institutes of Health in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
• The National Eye Institute (NEI) at the National Institutes of Health in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)