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What Is Quality Data for Programs Serving Infants and Toddlers?

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This 2013 information sheet addresses why quality data is important and provides information about six characteristics of quality data. It also includes questions to consider in managing quality data. This resource is designed for use by federal staff, TA providers, and program administrators. Published by Head Start What Is Quality Data for Programs Serving Infants […]

Local Contributing Factor Tool for SPP/APR Indicator C-3/B-7

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This 2012 document offers general and APR/SPP indicator-specific questions that a local or state team would consider in identifying factors impacting performance by analyzing data related to systems/infrastructure and practitioners/practices.  For state or local programs using the DaSy Data System Framework to improve their own data use, the document provides helpful information to address quality […]

Early childhood “pay-for-success” social impact finance: A PKSE bond example to increase school readiness and reduce special education costs

ReadyNation Working Paper, June 10, 2013

This 2012 resource is a progress report that provides an example from 2009 Pennsylvania PreK Counts to demonstrate how social impact bonds might be used to pay for early learning services. Citation: Dugger, R., & Litan, R. (2012). Early childhood “pay-for-success” social impact finance: A PKSE bond example to increase school readiness and reduce special […]