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
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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, […]
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 […]
State Systemic Improvement Plan (SSIP) Phase III Year 1 State Identified Measureable Results Statements and Reports
This 2018 webpage lists each state’s selected child or family outcome that they are working to improve through their State Systemic Improvement Plan (SSIP). The outcome that the state has […]
Common Education Data Standards (CEDS)
CEDS offers a common vocabulary to help education stakeholders understand and use education data. It is organized by a Domain Entity Schema, which provides a hierarchy of domains, entities, categories, […]
Critical Questions for Linking
This is a set of Critical Questions that a quality state data system for early intervention (EI) or early childhood special education (ECSE) should provide the data to answer. The […]
Early Childhood Data Privacy resources
The U.S. Department of Education’s Privacy Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) has developed a collection of early childhood data privacy resources. View Early Childhood Data Privacy Resource List
Best Practices in Family and Community Engagement video series
This video series is designed to support program efforts toward systemic and integrated engagement. Rooted in the Office of Head Start (OHS) Parent, Family, and Community Engagement (PFCE) Framework, the […]
SSIP Phase III Process Guide
This 2016 guide includes key considerations and resources to support states in implementing the SSIP and evaluating implementation progress and outcomes. Particularly useful are the Key Terms section, the lists […]
Ready Nation
ReadyNation was originally created in 2006 and has operated as a nonprofit since 2014. ReadyNation specializes in applying PFS finance to scaling up early childhood programs. It is leading an […]