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How Head Start Programs Use Data Coaches

How Head Start Programs Use Data Coaches

As Head Start programs seek to strengthen their data use, they are beginning to use a new kind of resource: coaches. Data coaches started appearing in K-12 school districts over a decade ago. They help faculty glean insights from the mass of information they collect. With new federal requirements for data, now Head Start programs are engaging coaches as well. What is it like working with a data co...
Member Profile: Q&A with YMCA of the East Bay about Teacher Wellness and Retention

Member Profile: Q&A with YMCA of the East Bay about Teacher Wellness and Retention

YMCA of the East Bay directly operates 21 Head Start and Early Start Centers. They partner with four additional centers across Alameda and Contra Costa counties in California. They also operate state funded and migrant programs in Yolo and Sacramento counties. In total, the program can serve approximately 1,800 children at full capacity. They joined the QI Network in 2021. Melanie Mueller has been...
Key Steps in Preparing for Your FA2 Visit

Key Steps in Preparing for Your FA2 Visit

Although Focus Area Two (FA2) visits only happen once during a five year grant cycle, they are a critical opportunity for Head Start programs. While the monitoring process can be stressful, it’s also an opportunity to focus your team on federal expectations, think more deeply about data, reflect on your practice, and grow together as a team. It’s also a chance for managers to articulate the pa...
High Performers:  A Federal Reviewer Talks About Programs Mastering Their Data

High Performers:  A Federal Reviewer Talks About Programs Mastering Their Data

Ever been curious how federal reviewers think about your local data practices? Or what it’s like for the review team visiting centers virtually or in person? As a Review Lead and later as a Field Operations Manager, Dr. Desiree Del-Zio has facilitated or managed approximately 400 federal reviews. She’s now CQI Training Lead for the Q.I. Network. Dr. Del-Zio shared her insights as a former fede...
Head Start Improvement Journey — Reports from the Front

Head Start Improvement Journey — Reports from the Front

Last year we formed a new kind of learning network where early childhood programs lean into their data and use improvement science tools to improve child outcomes.  Thirty programs from across the country currently participate and are at various stages on the improvement journey.  We’ve just decided to share via blog what we’re learning, so welcome to this first post in an ongoing series! Yo...
Takeaways from the Data and Q.I. Institute

Takeaways from the Data and Q.I. Institute

To be honest: when we first recruited the Harvard team to present their early childhood data bootcamp to Head Start leaders, I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect. Professors Nonie and Stephanie of the Zaentz Early Education Initiative are respected educators, but they have limited experience with Head Start. Our idea was to spend two weeks thinking about data, and then a third week building on ...
Findings from National Program Survey

Findings from National Program Survey

The survey found that while most programs were forced to close their doors, staff continued to provide services, often in creative ways, and moved quickly to meet basic needs, stay connected and provide distance learning. Nearly 20% of Head Start programs -- representing every region of the country -- participated in the survey. Most programs (93%) reported that teachers and family support staff h...

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