State of the States: Child Data Elements Linked or in 1 System

Child-level data can be collected and stored in multiple ways. States that have their data in one data system or can routinely link all of their child-level data have greater capacity to address critical policy questions than states that do not.

Overview	Child- Level Data Systems	Child Data Elements Linked or in 1 System	Workforce- Level Data Systems	Child Data Linked to Workforce Data	Unique Child ID	Same Unique Child ID in Part C & Part B 619	Part C Child Data Linked to Part B 619 Data	Child Data Linked to Other ECE Data	Child Data Linked to K-12 General Ed Data	Data Gover- nance Body	Child Data Linked to Special Education Data

Individual child-level data elements reside in one system or have been linked.

Yes for Part C and Part B 619 (49%)
Blue

Yes for Part C, No for Part B 619 (11%)

No for Part C, Yes for Part B 619 (10%)
Red

No for Part C and Part B 619 (7%)
Gray

Data not available for at least one program (23%)

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Army Medicine
Bureau of Indian Education
Department of Defense
Federated States of Micronesia
Marshall Islands
Palau

The 2021 survey data includes states that submitted and provided permission to publish the data. Grey indicates that the full 2021 data are not included but prior years’ data may be available.

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