This report from the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Education (ED) helps states refine their capacity to use existing administrative data from early childhood programs to improve services for young children and families. The report covers key considerations when states integrate data and highlights progress in eight states that are actively […]
Please join ECTA Center on Tuesday, December 13 at 3 pm EST to learn about the national FFY 2014-2015 Part C Indicator 4 family data. Staff will present trends in the data as well as overviews of states’ survey methodology, including survey type, distribution and return methods, and scoring. A review of data quality, such […]
Visit our Pay for Success resource collection to learn what Pay for Success (PFS) is, how to design and evaluate PFS initiatives, see examples of current PFS efforts in early childhood, connect with organization doing PFS work, and more. And don’t miss the November 16th webinar on a PFS evaluation tool, featured in the Events […]
Join us today at 3 pm ET for the third in our Coffee Talk series, ECIDS and my SSIP — Do they fit together? These informal, half-hour discussions bring data system experts and state staff together for live conversations about real-life issues. See our Calendar Event for details.
These videos describe some of the ways that key stakeholders are using data in their work to support children with disabilities and their families. Hear how important data are to program staff, data managers, coordinators, families, and more in these short (2-3 minute) Perspectives on Data Use videos.
On Monday, November 7 at 3 pm EST, come learn about how we’re using Common Education Data Standards to create connections for IDEA early childhood performance indicators, Align data dictionaries, and help states answer Critical Questions. Our friends from the Center for the Integration of IDEA Data (CIID) and State Longitudinal Data System (SLDS) state-driven […]
These short perspective videos describe some of the ways that key stakeholders are using data in their work to support children with disabilities and their families. Hear how important data are to program staff, data managers, coordinators, families, and more. These videos were part of our 2016 Improving Data, Improving Outcomes conference closing plenary session.
This video collection offers 5 short (2- to 3-minute) videos of key data system stakeholders describing how they use data. View data perspectives from a Part C Coordinator, Early Intervention Ombudsman, Parent, Early Childhood Special Education Supervisor, and Part C Data Manager. These videos were shown during the plenary session at the 2016 Improving Data, […]
Many state teams are using the ECTA/DaSy Framework Self-Assessment to record the status of their early childhood system and set priorities for improvement. Our Comparison Tool draws from your completed Self-Assessments to track the results of your efforts over time. If you’re not sure how to use it, view our webinar to see how it’s […]
Our Data System Framework captures all of the elements of a good data system, and each offers detailed Quality Indicators and Elements of Quality to help guide your work in developing and improving your data system. You can also find the Framework Self-Assessment on each page of the Framework to help you record the status […]
