I believe the increased use of tracking and utilizing Child Outcomes in order to gain awareness of the importance of ECE has been far more the most effective in reaching politicians and government. Child Outcomes allow programs to demonstrate what works and the outcome of infusing various effective (and not so effective) strategies. An emerging outcome tracking strategy is that of family outcomes, as well. I have found that when advocates utilize child outcomes, in order to gain political will, they are most effective. Child Outcomes provide clear facts and data that politicians and community leaders can see......bottom line is that it provides results.
The Head Start Child Development and Early Learning Framework is a guide for Head Start programs to track and capture child outcomes. This framework is very comprehensive and is in the process of being interwoven with Head Start Family, Parent and Community Outcomes. The Child Development framework covers all domains of learning, as well as, the approaches to learning.
Hello Kensha,
ReplyDeletePoliticans do want results. They need data to see if the programs in place are productive. The state of Maryland is working with Ohio with the Early Reading. Maryland received a grant to support developmental and the fundamental skills to read. There are many committees established for collaboration with different community partners to ensure our families have the resources needed to help their children. Thank you for sharing.