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URL: http://www.nichd.nih.gov/research/supported/seccyd/Pages/overview.aspx

Proper Citation: NICHD SECCYD (RRID:SCR_006920)

Description: It is the most comprehensive child care study conducted to date to determine how variations in child care are related to children''s development. The NICHD SECCYD is a longitudinal study initiated by The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) in 1989 to answer the many questions about the relationship between child care experiences and characteristics and children''s developmental outcomes. After a thorough scientific review, the NICHD selected a research team located at universities across the U.S., and at the NICHD, together providing multiple perspectives on and interests in child care research. The network was led and managed by a Steering Committee which included an independent chairperson, one representative from each of the grantee sites, one representative from the data center and one representative from NICHD. The Steering Committee established policies and procedures that governed the operations of the network, including its publication procedures. The progress of the study was monitored by NICHD and by the Steering Committee with guidance from an Advisory Board which was nominated by the Director of NICHD. This team of researchers worked cooperatively to design and implement the study, and in 1991, enrolled a very diverse sample of children and their families at 10 locations across the U.S. The NICHD SECCYD is characterized by a complex and detailed study design which takes into account many variables, including characteristics of the child care and the family environment. Researchers assessed children''s development using multiple methods (trained observers, interviewers, questionnaires, and testing) and measuring many facets of children''s development (social, emotional, intellectual, language development, behavioral problems and adjustment, and physical health). The 1,364 children and their families enrolled in the study were followed from birth to age 3 years during Phase I of the study from 1991-1994. Phase II of the study was conducted between 1995-2000 to follow the 1226 children and families continuing to participate from age 54 months through their second year in school. Phase III of the study was conducted between 2000 - 2005 to follow over 1100 of the children through their seventh year in school. Phase IV was conducted between 2006 2007 to follow over 1000 of the original families through age 15. The NICHD SECCYD was conducted by a network of investigators, the NICHD Early Child Care Research Network. You may view information regarding data assessments, study publications, as well as a listing of the study researchers and committee members on the study website located at http://secc.rti.org. Qualified researchers are able to become affiliates with the study to utilize data from all phases of the study. As of January 2009, the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) at the University of Michigan assumed responsibility for the administration of data use agreements for the Phase I IV data. The ICPSR Data Use Agreement can be found at the following location: http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/ICPSR/studies/21940/documentation. If you have questions regarding the ICPSR process, please contact Russel Hathaway at rhataway (at) umich.edu.

Abbreviations: NICHD SECCYD

Synonyms: The NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development

Resource Type: data or information resource, clinical database, database

Keywords: child, care, youth, development, scientific, developmental, research