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Data on Child and Family Outcomes: Tools for Improving State Systems

Data on Child and Family Outcomes: Tools for Improving State Systems. Kathy Hebbeler SRI International. Presented the National Summit on Quality in Home Visiting Programs Washington, DC February, 2012. Imagine….

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Data on Child and Family Outcomes: Tools for Improving State Systems

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  1. Data on Child and Family Outcomes: Tools for Improving State Systems Kathy Hebbeler SRI International Presented the National Summit on Quality in Home Visiting Programs Washington, DC February, 2012

  2. Imagine…. Early Childhood Outcomes Center

  3. Children in your large programs are making 20% less progress than children in your small programs. • Families who received 80% of their home visits are more engaged with their children than families who received 50%. • Children of families who can access community resources show more progress than other children. Early Childhood Outcomes Center

  4. Would you do anything differently? Early Childhood Outcomes Center

  5. The Power of Outcomes • Outcomes are what programs are hoping to achieve for children and families. • Data on outcomes… • Document successes • Shine light on where work needs to be done Early Childhood Outcomes Center

  6. Examples of Child Outcomes For programs serving young children with delays and disabilities: • Children have positive social relationships • Children acquire and use knowledge and skills • Children take action to meet their needs. Early Childhood Outcomes Center

  7. Another example… • Literacy Knowledge and Skills • Language Development • Logic and Reasoning • Mathematics Knowledge and Skills • Science Knowledge and Skills • Social Studies Knowledge and Skills • Physical Development and Skills • Social Emotional Development • Creative Arts Expression • Approaches to Learning • English Language Development Early Childhood Outcomes Center

  8. Examples of Family Outcomes • Families understand their child's strengths, abilities, and special needs. • Families know their rights and advocate effectively for their child. • Families help their child develop and learn. • Families have support systems. • Families access desired services, programs, and activities in their community. Early Childhood Outcomes Center

  9. V & R Data on Family Outcomes, Experiences, Demographics V & R Data on Program and Service Features V & R Data on Child Outcomes + + = Early Childhood Outcomes Center

  10. A lot of insight into what is going on in the program statewide Early Childhood Outcomes Center

  11. Early Care and Education System • Home visiting is part of the state’s early care and education system • Much energy being devoted to building state data system for EC and E systems • Including linking EC data to K-12 data Early Childhood Outcomes Center

  12. Early Childhood Data Collaborative • Are children, birth to age 5, on track to • succeed when they enter school and beyond? • ■ Which children have access to high-quality early care and education programs? • ■ Is the quality of programs improving? • ■ What are the characteristics of effective programs? • ■ How prepared is the early care and education workforce to provide effective education and care for all children? • ■ What policies and investments lead to a skilled and stable early care and education workforce? http://www.ecedata.org/files/DQC%20ECDC%20WhitePaper-Nov8.pdf

  13. ECDC’s 10 Fundamentals 1. Unique statewide child identifier* 2. Child-level demographic and program participation information* 3. Child-level data on child development 4. Ability to link child-level data with K–12 and other key data systems 5. Unique program site identifier with the ability to link with children and the ECE workforce* 6. Program site data on structure, quality and work environment* 7. Unique ECE workforce identifier with ability to link with program sites and children* 8. Individual ECE workforce demographics, including education, and professional development information* 9. State governance body to manage data collection and use 10. Transparent privacy protection and security practices and policies *RTT-ELC Essential Data Element Early Childhood Outcomes Center

  14. Building a state measurement system • Long term commitment • Requires resources (esp. for professional development) • To build • To maintain • Requires vigilance to ensure data quality • Is essential for program improvement and accountability Early Childhood Outcomes Center

  15. Early Childhood Outcomes Center

  16. Quality Indicators Components Elements Purpose Data Collection and Transmission Analysis Reporting Using Data Evaluation Cross-System Coordination a. State has… b. State has… c. State agency.. d. Representative.. e. State agency… f. State …… g. State provides… h. State has.. www.the-eco-center.org Early Childhood Outcomes Center

  17. Some not so good alternatives • Don’t collect any outcomes data • Collect data at the program level and keep it there • Collect data but don’t invest in the capacity of programs to use the data • Collect data at the state level but don’t act on it Early Childhood Outcomes Center

  18. Imagine…. …a state where all children and families in home visiting programs have good outcomes Early Childhood Outcomes Center

  19. Without data, you don’t know where you are. Early Childhood Outcomes Center

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