Childcare Landscape Study - Flipbook - Page 14
Davidson County Child Care Landscape Study Results
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Methods Appendix
Davidson County Child Care
Landscape Study
DAVIDSON COUNTY CHILD CARE LANDSCAPE STUDY RESULTS | METHODOLOGY
Table of Contents
About the Davidson County Child Care Landscape Study ...................................................... 3
Key Terms ................................................................................................................................ 3
Local Definitions and Policy Context .................................................................................. 3
Child Age Groups................................................................................................................. 4
Child Care Supply ................................................................................................................ 4
Child Care Workforce .......................................................................................................... 5
Other Key Terms .................................................................................................................. 5
Geography ................................................................................................................................ 6
Data Sources ............................................................................................................................ 7
Tennessee Child Care Licensing Data ................................................................................. 7
The 2025 Davidson County Child Care Provider Experience Survey ................................. 7
American Community Survey Population Characteristics................................................... 7
Child Care Workgroup ......................................................................................................... 7
Prenatal to 5 Fiscal Strategies 50-State Child Care Cost Model .......................................... 7
Administration for Children and Families Provider Cost of Quality Calculator ................. 8
Child Care Program Analytic Samples .................................................................................... 8
Center-Based Child Care Analytic Sample .......................................................................... 8
Representativeness ........................................................................................................... 8
Home-Based Child Care Analytic Sample ........................................................................... 9
Analytic Approach ................................................................................................................. 10
Calculating Weights for Center-Based Estimates .............................................................. 10
Estimates of Greater Davidson County’s Child Care Supply ............................................ 11
Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center 2025
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