Accountability and Evaluation
States can improve the services and systems that support young children and families by identifying measurable outcomes and indicators.
Regular and ongoing review and use of data on the health, development, and well-being of infants and toddlers can guide continuous improvement and inform planning, policy, and practice. Data collection, reporting, and analysis can be connected across the comprehensive early childhood system to answer critical policy questions. Development of data systems to track outcomes and benchmarks can make this process easier.
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Rhode Island Passes Home Visiting Act
With unanimous support from both legislative bodies, Rhode Island passed the Rhode Island Family Home Visiting Act codifying key parts of the state’s home visiting system into law.
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North Carolina Moves Toward an Integrated Data System for Young Children
In an effort to simplify the multi-layered and sometimes confusing matrix of state and federal services for children, North Carolina is creating an integrated data system to collect education, health…
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Connecticut Uses Accountability Framework to Improve Child and Family Outcomes
Learn how the Early Childhood Cabinet is using the Results Based Accountability framework to determine how well the states early childhood system is meeting its goal of all children ready by five and…
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California Develops Comprehensive Early Learning Plan
The California Comprehensive Early Learning Plan identifies how California can develop a high-quality birth-to-age-five system that provides all children with the knowledge and skills they need to ac…
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Wisconsin's Early Years Home Visitation Outcomes Project
The Early Years Home Visitation Outcomes Project of Wisconsin is a collaborative effort of service providers, funders, and evaluators that are using the same outcome framework to evaluate their effe…
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Minnesota Develops Prenatal to Three Framework and Logic Model
One of the key features of the framework is a set of desired outcomes in health, education, well-being, and systems for children ages prenatal through three, their families, and their communities.
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Vermont's Data Reporting System Helps Build Bright Futures for Their Infants and Toddlers
Building Bright Futures (BBF), the governance structure for Vermont's early childhood system, leverages the capacity of Vermonts communities to improve child and family well-being.
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Virginia MIECHV Implements Continuous Quality Improvement
Virginia's Maternal Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) program is administered by the Virginia Department of Health (VDH), which has provided home visiting services for 18 organization…
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The Utah Early Childhood Statewide Data Integration Project
In Utah, a statewide integrated data system is being developed to facilitate data sharing and coordination across 35 early childhood programs, with funding and leadership from the Maternal, Infant an…
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To improve home visiting service quality, the Pennsylvania Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) program leaders have set clear expectations and a plan for improvement.
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Pennsylvania Aims to Monitor and Improve MIECHV Program Quality
Pennsylvanias Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) program leaders are working to set clear expectations for programs and to specify a plan for improvement should expectations …
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New Mexico Home Visiting Accountability Act
In April 2013 New Mexico passed the Home Visiting Accountability Act, which creates a framework for standards-based home visiting, ensuring a level of quality and consistency in home visiting program…
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Michigan Finds Favorable Return on Investment for Home Visiting
In January 2014, Michigan joined a return on investment (ROI) learning community sponsored by the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP).