This brief is written for early childhood researchers, program developers, and funders and seeks to introduce the importance of measuring implementation at multiple system levels and proposes tools for doing so, including a cascading logic model that makes connections between the outcomes and resources of different systems. The brief uses two illustrative examples: (1) a state’s effort to improve the quality of infant-toddler child care and (2) a state’s effort to improve child and family outcomes through the expansion of home visiting.

Most Relevant Sections:

Phase II: Planning and Infrastructure

• Page 15: Example of cascading logic model for quality improvement initiative
• Page 18: Example of cascading logic model for evidence-based home visiting program

Phase III: Data Collection and Reporting

• Page 16: Example of measurement for cascading logic model from page 15
• Page 19: Example of measurement for cascading logic model from page 18

Published by: Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE)

Measuring Implementation of Early Childhood Interventions at Multiple System Levels Webpage