Our November 30 webinar, A National Picture: Child Outcomes for FFY 2014-15, has been posted on our Webinars & Conferences page. View the webinar recording or download the presentation to learn about the national data, as well as State Child Outcomes Data Quality Profiles.
Category Archives: News Item Archive
Report: The Integration of Early Childhood Data
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 […]
Check out our Pay for Success resources!
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 […]
DaSy Coffee Talk #3: ECIDS and my SSIP
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.
DaSy Resource: Perspectives on Data Use
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.
Monday: Learn how DaSy and other TA centers are using CEDS
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 […]
Stakeholder perspectives on early childhood data use
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.
Is your team ready to assess progress?
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 […]
Are you using the DaSy Data System Framework?
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 […]
Don’t be scared of Privacy & Confidentiality requirements!
Our resource collection offers guidance on FERPA, HIPAA, and IDEA, plus checklists, presentations, and videos. Find resources on data governance, security, sharing, and more from DaSy, PTAC, the U.S. Department of Education. Visit our Privacy and Confidentiality resource collection today!

