Early Care and Education Leadership Study (ExCELS)

Early Care and Education Leadership Study (ExCELS)

Data User's Guide, OPRE Report 2023-130
Published: May 31, 2023
Publisher: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Associated Project

Early Care and Education Leadership Study (ExCELS)

Time frame: 2018-2023

Prepared for:

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation

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Authors

Ellen Litkowski

Brett Eiffes

Davis Straske

Scilla Albanese

Katie Gonzales

Reggie Gilliard

Elisabeth Appel

Key Findings

This user’s guide presents (1) an overview of the ExCELS descriptive study including its theory of change, research questions, and key study features, (2) information on the study’s sample, recruitment, and data collection processes, and (3) details on the data file content and structure of the three restricted-use ExCELS data files.

The Early Care and Education Leadership Study (ExCELS) featured a descriptive study that was the basis for developing a new measure of leadership in center-based early care and education settings. This user’s guide provides information on the ExCELS descriptive study restricted-use data files.

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