New C12 guidance! These resources help states prepare and submit the SPP/APR, including the SPP/APR Basics online training series, checklists and tips and new calculations guidance that specifies the data to include in the calculations for each SPP/APR indicator.

Stay up to date on this year’s templates, changes, and supports. Check out this summary of new guidance, office hours, and important reminders.

These Crosswalks detail the changes in the Part B & C SPP/APR FFY 2024 Templates compared to the Part B & C SPP/APR FFY 2023 Templates.

DaSy Talks hosts Jenna Nguyen and Howard Morrison sit down with Tracy Benson of the Waters Center for Systems Thinking and Luke Kusumoto from Hawaii’s Department of Health.

Preparation is the foundation to a successful DMS 2.0 process. ECTA, CADRE, DaSy, and CIFR developed clear steps to help you get prepared.

Check out the NEW DaSy Talks Podcast! In this inaugural episode, DaSy TA Staff Howard and Jenna are joined by Dr. Kathy Hebbeler, Senior Principal education Researcher at SRI and one of the developers of the DaSy Data System ...

Updated on Oct. 8, 2025. This tool is designed to provide assistance to IDEA Part C Data Managers and other EDPass users to submit the state dispute resolution data due November 19, 2025.

Stay on track this fall with DaSy’s tips and tools for managing Part C data deadlines, including the November 19 Dispute Resolution submission.

Have you ever wondered what the DaSy Center can do for you—or how we can support your state? DaSy’s recent webinar is packed with insights and resources for states. DaSy works with states to improve their capacity to collect, ...

September 10, 2025 at 12:00 p.m. PT / 3:00 p.m. ET. Cross-Center Fiscal Webinar Beyond the Budget: Collaborative Strategies for Using Fiscal Data to Strengthen Part C Programs. Discover how strong partnerships between Part C program and fiscal staff can ...

Convert your state’s OSEP progress category data for the three child outcomes to the summary statements. This calculator can be used by all states to generate percentages related to the summary statements, regardless of the child outcomes measurement approach.

DaSy and ECTA staff discuss the national performance data for indicators C3 and B7, including national data, state variations in performance, and TA resources.

The July 30, 2025, IDEA Part C Child Count and Settings data submission to the Office of Special Education Programs via EDPass is coming soon. The IDEA Part C Child Count and Settings collection consists of two components: the Child ...

The purpose of this brief is to increase states’ awareness of national data resources that can support states in sharing, linking, integrating, and using data on young children with disabilities to enhance the provision of early intervention (EI) and early ...

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 ...

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.

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. ...

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.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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.

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 ...

Newly updated! The Part C Exiting Data Tool is designed to be used by states as they prepare their IDEA 618 exit data for submission via EDPass.

New tools to support States reporting requirements on the correction of findings of noncompliance in the new SPP/APR Indicator C12 beginning with the FFY 2023 SPP/APR.

Have you been approached about having your Part C program participate in a statewide integrated data system initiative, such as an ECIDS or SLDS? Or is your program’s participation already in the works?

We will continue our critical work with states, ensuring they have the tools and capacity needed to build high-quality data systems and to use data to improve outcomes for young children with disabilities and their families.

Look here for important deadlines for 2024… As we begin a new IDEA reporting year, it’s time to get ready for the data tasks ahead! Staying on track with key deadlines is essential, so we’ve reached out to DaSy experts ...

Updated with 2023 data! Maps of national status of IDEA early childhood data systems for Part C and B.

September 11, 2024. Recording now available. An engaging discussion on how the latest policy and data trends affect how States safeguard privacy.

The Department of Education is considering revisions to the IDEA Section 618 Part C Child Count and Settings data collection to include a “home and community-based settings” reporting category to better represent infants and toddlers receiving early intervention services in ...

This guide provides cross-sector teams at the state, territory, tribal, and local levels with strategies for collecting and using data across the mixed delivery system of early care and education programs.

This letter was jointly developed by offices within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S Department of Education to support increased collaboration between State Early Hearing Detection and Intervention programs and IDEA Part C early intervention ...

In today’s fast-paced world, harnessing data effectively and understanding systems holistically is crucial for driving meaningful and sustainable improvements. Recognizing this, DaSy, the Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (ECTA), and the Waters Center for Systems Thinking are collaborating with four ...

Designed to provide assistance to IDEA Part C Data Managers and other users of the EDFacts Metadata and Process System (EMAPS). This tool offers a way to ensure accuracy of IDEA Part C Child Count and Settings data prior to ...

August 6 – 8, 2024, at the Crystal Gateway Marriott Hotel in Arlington, VA. Data Managers Meetup Tues, August 6, from 5:45–6:45 p.m. ET in Salon C.

Part C Data Managers are shifting timelines and processes in response to new deadlines around modernization. Dates have been updated to reflect the most recent information (May 2024) from the EDFacts Partner Support Center.

May 21, 2024. Materials now available. Questioning where to start with or how to improve your child find data? DaSy and ECTA hosted this three-part online working series that started with the basic reporting requirements related to child find for ...

August 25-30, 2024 at the InterContinental New Orleans Hotel in Louisiana. Connect, learn from other states, network with peers, and hear the latest early childhood updates from the federal agencies.