Indicator B7: Preschool Outcomes

Additional resources are available in the General SPP/APR Resources section of this collection.

TA Resources

• SPP/APR Submission Guidance Checklist and Tips – Indicator B7: Preschool Outcomes – This resource helps ensure states have included all required data and narrative in Indicator B7: Preschool Outcomes including:
  • Accuracy of historical data
  • Current FFY data, including description of slippage, if applicable.
  • Sampling
  • Data collection

  It also reminds states to review and address any required actions within “OSEP Response” and “Required Actions” as outlined in the prior year’s SPP/APR.

• SPP/APR Submission Guidance Data Calculations – Indicator B7: Preschool Outcomes – This resource provides detailed information about the data needed for the preschool outcomes’ calculation based on the federal measurement table and related documentation. Specifically, it provides information about general considerations (e.g., calculations involve five progress categories and two summary statements for each of the three child outcomes), the data needed for the numerator and denominator, data points for the calculation, data sources, and an example calculation.
• SPP/APR Submission Guidance: Sampling for Indicators C3: Early Childhood Outcomes, B7: Preschool Outcomes, and C4: Family Outcomes – This resource provides guidance for sampling from the FFY Part C and Part B SPP/APR Package General Instructions.

Published September 2026.