Selected Tips for Collecting, Reporting, and Using Data in Early Childhood Care and Education

This tip sheet on data systems is a compilation of best practices and suggestions to improve the accuracy and usefulness of data collected, improve the reporting of data, and establish a data culture to increase the use of data in early childhood care and education. It is intended to assist state administrators and other stakeholders in designing, implementing, and using data from the Early Childhood Integrated Data Systems (ECIDS).