This resource provides an overview of how Head Start and Early Head Start programs can use data to engage families and support each family’s progress toward the Office of Head […]
Measuring What Matters: Using Data to Support Family Progress
Tag Archives: Data Use
Data in Head Start and Early Head Start: Creating a Culture that Embraces Data
This interactive learning module is shares how to create a culture that embraces the use of data to inform decision making in their programs. Published by: National Center on Program […]
Alaska: Improving Referrals of Victims of Maltreatment to the IDEA Part C Program
This 2015 state spotlight document describes how Alaska Part C improved the referral of children from Child Welfare to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Part C Program by […]
Types of Data Systems
This 2015 brief describes and compares four common types of data systems that support data from Part C/619 programs: static/reporting, transactional, federated, and centralized. By Tate Gould, Amy Nicholas, Tony […]
Using Child Health Data for Title V Needs Assessment
This 2011 brief describes how the Data Resource Center (DRC) can help states in preparing their statewide needs assessment under Title V Maternal and Child Health legislation. Published by Data […]
Making National Survey Data Come Alive
This 2012 resource provides step-by-step instructions on how to engage, inform, and motivate all audiences when communicating data. Published by Data Resource Center for Child & Adolescent Health (DRC) Making […]
Local Uses of State Data and How to Construct a Synthetic Estimate
This 2011 resource is an overview of ways state-level data can be applied at the local level and a step-by-step guide on how to estimate county-level prevalence using state-level data […]
Cheaper, Faster, Better: Are State Administrative Data the Answer?
This 2015 report details MIHOPE-Strong Start’s process of acquiring administrative vital records and Medicaid data from 20 states and more than 40 state agencies and sheds light on the challenges […]
Understanding and Using Fiscal Data: A Guide for Part C State Staff
This 2014 document provides an overview of the critical role of fiscal data in state Part C systems. The information is intended to help state Part C lead agency staff […]
Using Needs Assessments to Identify and Evaluate Technical Assistance: Results of a National Survey about Statewide Data Systems for IDEA Early Intervention and Early Childhood Special Education
Conference: American Evaluation Association (AEA) Date: October 2014 Presenters: Missy Cochenour, Donna Spiker, Kathleen Hebbeler, Martha Diefendorf, Taletha Derrington, & Lynne Kahn This presentation describes how DaSy conducted a needs […]