This 2002 tipsheet from the University of Wisconsin-Extension’s Program Development and Evaluation project offers specific examples of activities that can help evaluators to analyze qualitative data for outcome reporting and […]
Category Archives: Publication
Answering Key Questions with an Early Childhood Data System
This 2013 issue brief describes a 7-step process to design and use essential questions in an early childhood data system. Suggested stakeholders, their roles, and how data can be used […]
Fiscal Data Profile Template (2018)
This Fiscal Data Profile Template (2018) displays fiscal data at a specific point in time. It can be used with the Fiscal Data Trend Profile Template (2023) to show trending […]
Telling Your SSIP Story in an Infographic: Strategies, Tips, and Examples
This 2018 brief offers guidance on the varied uses/audiences for infographics, best practices for creating infographics, and examples of state SSIP infographics. It also offers an exemplar SSIP infographic and […]
Data use for continuous quality improvement: What the Head Start field can learn from other disciplines, a literature review and conceptual framework
This report includes a comprehensive literature review and conceptual framework produced as part of the Head Start Leadership, Excellence, and Data Systems project. The review encompasses seven major elements that […]
Pay for Success Feasibility Tool kit: Considerations for State and Local Leaders
Released in October 2017, this tool kit provides general information on PFS and discusses important elements to consider during the feasibility phase of a PFS project. The tool kit gives […]
State Child Outcomes Measurement System (S-COMS) Framework and Self-Assessment
This framework developed by ECTA and DaSy identifies 7 key components of a high-quality child outcomes measurement system at the local level. The following resources were developed for local Part […]
Summarizing and Reporting ECTA System Framework Self-Assessment Data to Demonstrate Infrastructure Improvements for SSIP Phase III
Developed by ECTA and DaSy, this document is designed to illustrate how a state might summarize and report data gathered through the System Framework self-assessment process to document infrastructure improvements […]
Knowing your why: A DaSy perspective on An Unofficial Guide to the Why and How of State Early Childhood Data Systems
We know that you are being asked to join your state’s Early Childhood Integrated Data Systems (ECIDS) conversations or you are trying to work to get to the table for […]
Local Child Outcomes Measurement System (L-COMS)
This 2017 resource provides a framework that identifies seven key components of a high-quality child outcomes measurement system at the local level. The L-COMS and two related resources were developed […]