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The National Household Education Surveys Program (NHES), the flagship household survey program of the National Center for Education Statistics, collects nationally representative, descriptive data on the educational activities of children and adults in the United States. NHES surveys are conducted about every 3 years on topics including early education, family involvement in schools, homeschooling, and adult training and education. These data may be used to analyze trends over time. In 2019, the NHES collected data about young children's care and education before kindergarten, parent involvement in education from kindergarten to high school, and homeschooling.

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Early Childhood Program Participation: 2019

Findings from the National Household Education Surveys show that in 2019 approximately 59 percent of children age 5 and younger and not enrolled in kindergarten were in at least one weekly nonparental care arrangement.