This package provides functions to scrape the Minnesota Early Childhood Longitudinal Data System website.
You can install the development version of eclds with:
remotes::install_github("hktosun/eclds")You need a Selenium Docker image running to use this package. Please follow the instructions provided here.
To scrape the individuals sections in the website, use the function
scrape_eclds(). The code below scrapes the tables in the Early Care
and Education subsection in Kindergarten section for each county between
the school years 2018 and 2020.
eclds::scrape_eclds(section = 'kindergarten',
subsection = 'early care and education',
geography = 'county',
year = 2018:2020)Available sections and subsections are as follows:
| Section | Subsection | Available Geographies |
|---|---|---|
"birth to prek" |
"early childhood screening" |
"county", "school district" |
"birth to prek" |
"scholarships" |
"county", "school district" |
"birth to prek" |
"parent aware" |
"county" |
"kindergarten" |
"early care and education" |
"county", "school district" |
"kindergarten" |
"child demographics" |
"county", "school district" |
"kindergarten" |
"family demographics" |
"county", "school district" |
"kindergarten" |
"economic and food assistance" |
"county", "school district" |
"kindergarten" |
"kindergarten attendance" |
"county", "school district" |
"kindergarten" |
"kindergarten summary" |
"county", "school district" |
The available years are from 2014 to 2020 as of October 7, 2021.