Early Childhood Data Systems
While the movement to create statewide longitudinal data systems continues, it is important to note that statewide data systems operate within the broader early childhood system, according to the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC).
This early childhood system encompasses program standards, early learning standards, a professional development system, family supports, quality improvement initiatives (such as quality rating and improvement systems), financing, licensing and regulatory systems, and connections to services that address the needs of young children and their families (i.e., early intervention, health care, etc.).
NAEYC has compiled a set of resources that highlight federal initiatives that support the development of statewide, comprehensive early childhood data systems, as well as information on the need for, uses of, and development of state comprehensive early childhood data systems.
The resources include links and summaries of federal legislation, state data systems development, state Early Learning Advisory Councils, data collection and analysis, and data sources.
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