This 2015 compliation provides fifteen high quality tools that you can use to track family progress toward their goals and efforts of early care and education staff to help families advance toward those goals. Published by: The National Center on Parent, Family, and Community Engagement, Head Start Tracking Progress in Early Care and Education (PDF)
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 Start (OHS) Parent, Family, and Community Engagement (PFCE) Framework Family Outcomes. Published by: The National Center on Parent, Family, and Community Engagement, Head Start Measuring […]
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 Management and Fiscal Operations, Head Start Data in Head Start and Early Head Start: Creating a Culture that Embraces Data Published August 2020.
This easy-to-use tool provides select demographic information as well as administrative data on programs that affect low-income people and families, including child care and Head Start. It is an example of different ways to display data. Published by: Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) CLASP DataFinder Tool
Conference: Head Start’s 12th National Research Conference on Early Childhood Date: July 2014 Presenters: Jennifer Tschantz, Missy Cochenour, Donna Spiker, Lynne Kahn, Kathleen Hebbeler, Lauren Barton, & Suzanne Raber These presentations are part of a symposium that describes the national landscape of federal investments and resources to develop integrated and longitudinal state level data systems. […]
This 2013 document explores the journeys of seven states as they work to examine and share Head Start data, both among Head Start agencies and with state agency partners. It also provides guiding questions for states to examine where they are in the process of integrating Head Start data in an SLDS. Published by: Statewide […]
This 2013 information sheet addresses why quality data is important and provides information about six characteristics of quality data. It also includes questions to consider in managing quality data. This resource is designed for use by federal staff, TA providers, and program administrators. Published by Head Start What Is Quality Data for Programs Serving Infants […]
This 2012 case study illustrates how specific provisions of FERPA may be implemented, specifically how an SEA shares data with a Head Start Program. Published by: Privacy Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) PTAC Case Study #2: Head Start Program
This 2012 webinar summary is based on presentations from states on how Head Start fits into their statewide longitudinal data systems (SLDS). Published by: Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems (SDLS) State Support Team (SST) Head Start and SLDS: Getting to Know You
This 2011 webinar summary discusses how Early Childhood Advisory Councils (ECACs) interface with the collection and publication of early childhood data. Published by: Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems (SDLS) State Support Team (SST) Publication of Early Childhood Data and Its Interface with State Early Childhood Advisory Councils
