Launched in 2014, this innovative public-private partnership expands Chicago Public Schools’ Child-Parent Center (CPC) program, making it possible for more than 2,600 kids and their families to benefit from CPC’s high-quality early childhood and parent engagement services. For each year of the program, the program’s independent evaluator releases a report of student performance across kindergarten […]
Author Archives: Elaine Mulligan
Guidance for Determining COS ratings
Age anchoring guidance for determining Child Outcomes Summary (COS) ratings offers detailed guidance on age anchoring basics, the process of age anchoring skills and behaviors, age anchoring tools, special circumstances, and a checklist on age anchoring for the COS process.
Age Anchoring Guidance for Determining Child Outcomes Summary (COS) Ratings
This 2018 document provides answers to commonly asked questions about age anchoring as it applies to the COS process. It is designed as a reference for practitioners, as well as supervisors, coaches, and professional development staffs. It offers guidance on how to accurately age anchor a child’s functional skills and explanations of how that guidance […]
Special Collection of Child Outcomes reports
Our latest special collection provides a convenient means to access a variety of child outcomes data reports that states have produced for their local programs. Visit our Child Outcomes Reports collection to see what states are producing!
Extending the COS Process Module: Professional Development Activities
These 2018 documents are intended to help states supplement and reinforce the information in the Child Outcomes Summary (COS) Process online learning module. Guidance for Preparing and Implementing Effective Training and TA contains all the information you will need to understand the sequence and suggestions for identifying an appropriate starting point in your professional development […]
Professional Development on the COS Process
Our partners at ECTA Center have put together a helpful collection of national resources to support Child Outcomes Summary (COS) Process training and technical assistance. The resources are displayed in a sequence and designed to be embedded in various types of professional learning opportunities, such as webinars and face-to-face trainings. Visit the COS Process Professional […]
Brief on changes in child outcomes data
Interpreting year-to-year change in statewide child outcomes data requires understanding the possible reasons for fluctuations. Year-to-Year Changes in State Child Outcomes Data: What Do They Mean? is designed to help stakeholders learn what questions to ask to understand year-to-year changes in child outcomes data.
Year-to-Year Changes in State Child Outcomes Data: What Do They Mean?
Interpreting year-to-year change in statewide child outcomes data requires understanding the possible reasons for fluctuations. This brief is designed to help stakeholders learn what questions to ask to understand year-to-year changes in child outcomes data. Published by: ECTA Center and DaSy Center Year-to-Year Changes in State Child Outcomes Data
Updated data governance resources!
We’ve added new sections on Data Requests and Electronic Communications to our Data Governance and Management Toolkit. Learn about important data considerations for responding to data requests and governing the use of electronic communications.
Early Support for Infants and Toddlers (ESIT) Reports
Included here are four different Part C documents with charts generated by the Washington State Department of ESIT data management system. The reports include a) COS progress codes and summary statements, b) entry rating distribution for Outcome 1, c) exit rating distribution for Outcome 1, and d) exit ratings by entry ratings for Outcome 1. […]

