Document Type

Report

Publication Date

1-2022

Abstract

One of the initial successes of the New York State Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five (NYSB5) was the 2019 creation of a “Birth Through Five Strategic Plan” by the New York State Early Childhood Advisory Council (ECAC). The plan included ten goals to guide the work of the ECAC in strengthening and building early childhood systems. The ninth goal of the plan specifically relates to the development of a statewide ECIDS. The goal will be achieved when: “An Early Childhood Integrated Data System (ECIDS) is created for tracking service delivery, outcomes and system improvements to drive accountability, policy development, funding and best practices across New York State.” It includes the following objectives:

  1. Support the development of an ECIDS that tracks all children from birth regarding the services/supports they receive, the programs that provide the services, and the staff and administrators who work in those programs.
  2. Use newly available data to inform public policy, communications, and collaboration.

This report includes a summary of the work completed in 2021 by the ECAC Strategic Plan Goal 9 Work Group, and an updated understanding of the importance and feasibility of utilizing a unique identifier for matching individuals across data systems based on conversations the Work Group had with several other states regarding their own ECIDS.

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