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Report: The Integration of Early Childhood Data

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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 […]

Stakeholder perspectives on early childhood data use

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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 […]