(2) Data

Data Sources

• NC Early Childhood Integrated Data System (ECIDS)
• KIDS COUNT data center, NC Child
• NC County Health Data Book, NC Dept. of Health and Human Services
• NC County Data cards, NC Child
• Sources for Sub-County Level Data 
  • Multiple resources to find sub-county level data
• Early Childhood Action Plan County Data Reports, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
  • The NC Department of Health and Human Services has released county data for the 10 goals and more than 50 measures that are part of the state’s Early Childhood Action Plan. Data reports are available for all 100 counties and cover issues such as infant mortality, food and housing security, emergency room visits, child health, foster care, early learning and early literacy.

 

Interactive Maps

• Chronic Absence across the United States, 2015-16 School Year, The Hamilton Project
  • An interactive map that allows users to examine chronic absence rates at the school, district, and state levels
• North Carolina Social Determinants of Health by Regions database, NC Dept. of Health and Human Services
  • GIS-based database allows mapping at the Census Tract level of economic, housing, transportation and “social and neighborhood” indicators that impact health
• The Opportunity Atlas, Opportunity Insights
  • Explore which neighborhoods in America offer children the best chance to rise out of poverty

 

Reports

• North Carolina Child Health Report Card, NC Child and the NC Inst. of Medicine
• Measures of Social Emotional Development in Early Childhood, ChildStats.gov
• Early Care Service System Analysis: A Community Report, Forsyth Futures and MDC
  • A report from Great Expectations in Forsyth County for those interested in both data and strategic communications
• The State of Preschool 2018, The National Institute for Early Education Research
  • North Carolina ranked in the middle when compared to other states in regards to quality of state-funded preschool.

 

Strategy

• The Central Role of Implementation Research in Understanding Treatment Contrast  |  MDRC
  • This post is one in a continuing series aiming to inform implementation research in social policy evaluations
• What Parents and Teachers Think About Education Data  |  Data Quality Campaign
  • Key takeaways and infographics based on parent and teacher polls
• Data Walks: Community-Engaged Advocacy  |  Connecticut Voices for Children
  • A report that details a community engagement tool for data and information sharing
• Are kindergarten entry assessments worth the trouble?  |  EDNC
  • An article discussing and debating the importance of KEA
• From Fact to Act: Using Stories, Data and Strategic Communications in Our Early Childhood Work, KidsReadyNC, Janice Gruendel

 

FERPA / Data Sharing

• Data Sharing Tool Kit for Communities: How To Leverage Community Relationships While Protecting Student Privacy  |  U.S. Department of Education Toolkit
  • Helpful document on how to leverage community relationships while protecting student privacy
• Edenton-Chowan Schools
  • Policy 4100
  • Policy 4120 (See 4120 Part C)