This tool provides assistance to IDEA Part C Data Managers and other EDPass users to submit the state 2024 child count and settings data due July 30. The tool offers a way to ensure accuracy of IDEA Part C Child Count and Settings data prior to official submission.
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What DaSy Can Do For You Webinar
Learn how DaSy can support state efforts to build high-quality data systems and use data to improve programs and outcomes for young children with disabilities and their families.
Part C Data Dashboards: From Idea to Reality
State Part C (early intervention) programs must report annually to the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) about how well the programs supported families to understand their rights, advocate for their children’s needs, and support their children’s learning and development.
Supporting Idaho and Washington to Implement Statewide Systems to Improve Outcomes for Young Children with Disabilities and their Families
Since the implementation of SSIP, DaSy and ECTA have tailored TA to meet the specific needs of each state. At a minimum, this involved TA specialists reviewing and providing input on states’ yearly SSIP documentation before submission to OSEP.
Part C Data Tips: You’re Done with SPP APR, Now What?
Now that the SPP/APR submissions are done, take time to reflect, regroup, and prepare—laying the groundwork now will make next year’s process much smoother.
Child Outcomes Year-to-Year and Local-to-State Meaningful Differences Calculator
Use this tool to compare child outcomes summary statements across years and compare local child outcomes data to the rest of the state. This Excel-based calculator uses statistical formulas to determine if local and state level differences and the year-to-year differences in summary statements are likely due to factors other than chance (i.e., statistically different).
IDEA Child Outcomes Highlights for FFY 2022
This provides an analysis of the FFY 2022 IDEA Child Outcomes highlights. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) funds programs providing services designed to assist children with a range of delays and disabilities in achieving individualized developmental and functional goals. There are two types of programs. Part C Early Intervention is for children ages birth–2, and Part B Preschool is for children ages 3–5.
Child Outcomes Summary Knowledge Check (COS-KC)
Does your state or program use the ECO Child Outcomes Summary (COS) process for measuring child outcomes? How much do you know about practitioner knowledge of the COS process? Well-equipped practitioners are one key to high quality child outcomes data, and now we have a tool to help practitioners and states understand practitioner knowledge about the COS process. The COS Knowledge Check (COS-KC) is a brief assessment that produces helpful reports for state planning and improvement.
Timeline of Common Child Outcomes Measurement-Related Activities: Part B Preschool
This tool provides a timeline of common activities that state and local Part B preschool programs undertake to collect and use early childhood outcomes data. The tool presents activities essential for federal reporting as well as other best practices.
2025 State Learning Opportunities
The OSEP-funded Early Childhood Technical Assistance (TA) Centers are pleased to announce a variety of new and ongoing opportunities to build individual and state capacity around implementation of IDEA 0-5 in 2023. We hope this information will assist you as you consider which TA opportunities best fit your needs and priorities.