Child Outcomes
Analysis of Preschool Assessment Data
Updated: April 2007
DATA ANALYSIS SYSTEMS
Creating Reports:
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Individual Child Summary
Classroom Summary
Center Summary
Agency Summary
County Summary (when applicable, i.e. CCMHS programs operating in more
than one county)
Summary of 13 Legislatively Mandated Indicators
Summary of Outcomes Framework Domains
Summary of Specific Groups of Children (disaggregate / see strategies below)
Formatting Reports:
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Percentage of each level of achievement as per 2nd/3rd assessment entire tool
(13 legislatively Mandated Indicators only-Grantee level)
Data at end of each assessment period
(See collection period dates as per RHS & MHS program year)
Summary Data for the program year
Graph Presentations:
Delegates: 8 Domains and 13 Legislatively Mandated Indicators
Grantee: 13 Legislatively Mandated Indicators
Key Strategies:
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Narrow focus to the 13 Legislatively Mandated Indicators.
Identify Groupings/Disaggregate reports: gender, ethnicity, program option,
disabilities, language (Non-English), chronological age, length of enrollment,
previously enrolled in Head Start etc.
Identify variables:
 Specifics of teachers; training /experience, credential, years,
monolingual/bilingual (based on language needs of children)
 Specifics of classrooms; age range, # of staff (ratio), # of children
hours of operation, length of program year
Technology Tools:
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Assessment Tool/Classroom Summary Sheet:
--DRDP-R Preschool Assessment
--Creative Curriculum Continuum
Reporting Methods:
--DRDP-R software - COPA
-- Creative Curriculum software- CC.net
--Grantee Data Analysis Summary Report