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FCS: Child Development, Family Studies & Early Education

Welcome to the Guide for Child Development, Family Studies, & Early Education! I've pulled together a selection of resources that I hope will prove helpful for your research papers and projects.

Search Google for Datasets

Use the link below to perform a Google search for datasets you need for research.

Google Dataset Search

Find Statistics

ChildStats

This US government website contains the annual publication America's Children, with statistics that portray the well-being of children and families from a variety of perspectives.

Data Resource Center for Child & Adolescent Health

This organization conducts surveys and produces data-based reports on children's health.

KIDS COUNT Data Center

An excellent website for obtaining state-level statistical comparisons of the well-being of children in the United States. Topics include education, poverty, and health.

UNICEF

UNICEF focuses on the data collection and analysis of statistics about children all over the world.

Child Welfare Information Gateway Statistics

Find reports, databases, and other sources of statistics and demographic data on children and families in the United States, child abuse and neglect, child welfare services, children and youth in foster care, and domestic and international adoption, and related professionals as well as the public to information, resources, and tools covering topics on child welfare, child abuse and neglect, out-of-home care, adoption, and more.

Children's Bureau

Using information collected through various monitoring and reporting systems, the Children's Bureau analyzes and reports data on a variety of topics, including adoption, foster care, and child abuse and neglect.

US Census Bureau (Children Data)

The Census Bureau's mission is to serve as the nation's leading provider of quality data about its people and economy.

US Census Bureau (Families and Households)

The Census Bureau's mission is to serve as the nation's leading provider of quality data about its people and economy.

Data Centers & Repositories

 NC ECE Data Repository

Early childhood data repository that provides early childhood providers, community agencies, state agencies and public policy makers with lots of data on the early care and education system.

The Center for American Progress’ Data Dashboard

allows users to explore national- and state-level data trends on a range of child care and early learning topics, including the cost of child care, the child care workforce, and Head Start program access.