This provides an analysis of the FFY 2024 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.
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Indicator 7 Reports for Local Education Agencies
This website provides the Part B Indicator 7 reports at the state and regional levels. The interactive reports include data tables and graphs, with data disaggregated by disability type.
Early Childhood Technical Assistance (ECTA) Center’s System Framework
The ECTA System Framework and the DaSy Data System Framework were developed in coordination. DaSy was tasked with developing a framework for data systems, DaSy and ECTA agreed that the DaSy data system framework would serve as the Data Systems component in the ECTA framework.
Preventing Suspensions and Expulsions in Early Childhood Settings
Suspensions and expulsions of young children are not developmentally appropriate practices. Yet, recent data indicate that suspension and expulsion occur regularly in early childhood settings. These exclusionary practices, which disproportionately impact children of color, deprive children of valuable learning experiences and have a negative impact on children’s development that extends into grade school and beyond.
Data Governance & Information Quality Conference
An annual conference focused on data governance and data quality. Content is often new data governance approaches and private sector focussed. Previous conference agendas are a starting place to search for innovative data governance approaches and solutions. Data Governance & Information Quality Conference
Improving the lives of young children through data
This Early Childhood Data Collaborative (ECDC) brief highlights projects implemented in three states to integrate education, health, and/or social services data in order to inform policies that influence the lives of young children and their families. The Annie E. Casey Foundation (AECF) funded KIDS COUNT organizations in the states of Mississippi (MS), Minnesota (MN), and […]
Outcomes Measurement
This collection of resources from the Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (ECTA) can be used to analyze child and family outcomes and to measure associated meaningful differences using calculators developed by ECTA. ECTA Outcomes Measurement Resources
Recognizing and Performing the DEC Recommended Practices
This collection of resources from the Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (ECTA) is intended to improve recognition and performance of the DEC Recommended Practices. ECTA Center DEC Recommended Practices
Data Meeting Protocol
This 2018 IDEA Data Center (IDC) tool provides a simple structure that state and local teams can use to guide conversations around data. It details steps to follow before, during, and after meetings to support data-informed decisionmaking. IDC Data Meeting Protocol
Chicago’s Pay for Success Program Evaluation: Year 3
Launched in 2014, this innovative public-private partnership expands Chicago Public Schools’ Child-Parent Center (CPC) program, making it possible for more than 2,600 kids and their families to benefit from CPC’s high-quality early childhood and parent engagement services. For each year of the program, the program’s independent evaluator releases a report of student performance across kindergarten […]