Kansas presents at ECDataLab Convening in Kansas City

🎉 Exciting news! I’m thrilled to share that our team has received QR funding for our project, “Improving social care prediction using advanced machine learning by identifying key factors influencing care needs and providing policy recommendations”, in collaboration with the Staffordshire Centre for Data Analytics (SCDA). This ambitious, multidisciplinary project aims to enhance adult social care by identifying the key factors influencing care needs and developing data-driven policy recommendations to support better outcomes for individuals and communities. Really looking forward to seeing how this work can help improve people’s lives. \cc Nadia Kanwal, Joseph Clarke, @rob price, @nicola, Paul Campbell, Kelvin Jordan, @chris street

Over the past year, six states — Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, North Carolina, and Wisconsin — joined ASTHO's 2024-2025 Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Learning Community, focused on the upstream prevention of ACEs. Through data, clear communication, and most importantly, strong partnerships, states are building the foundation for healthier families and communities for years to come. In a new blog from Juno Dolan, explore how members of ASTHO’s learning community are advancing ACEs prevention by aligning data systems, developing shared messages, and enhancing cross-sector collaboration. Explore here: https://lnkd.in/e2mXrTv3. Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Indiana Department of Health Kansas Department of Health and Environment Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services NC Department of Health and Human Services Wisconsin Department of Health Services

Did you know⁉️ Groundwork Ohio's Early Childhood Dashboard tracks over 60 metrics 📊 to identify strengths and challenges in early childhood systems across the state—helping leaders and parents work together for brighter futures. We're thrilled to be mailing 📬 this resource to Ohio’s gubernatorial candidates this week! View the Dashboard here: https://lnkd.in/dsHfrVYw

A look back at the ADR UK (Administrative Data Research UK) 2025 Data Collision Datathon in Cardiff, where social met health and collaboration came alive!    In partnership with Gofal Cymdeithasol Cymru / Social Care Wales, the UK’s first datathon to use SAIL Databank synthesised data for training, enabling participants to safely explore linked health and social datasets in a Trusted Research Environment (TRE) powered by SeRP - Secure eResearch Platform.    Huge thanks to everyone who joined us. Your energy, ideas and teamwork turned data into impact!   DARE UK Population Data Science at Swansea University Chris Roberts, Celyn Williams, Nicholas Corlett, Adam CHEE 🍎, Chris Orton, Lewis Hotchkiss, Katy Huxley Mengling 'Mornin' Feng, Stephanie Lee, Swapnil Mishra, Ting Wang, Yijing Li Emma Gordon, Lisa Trigg, Fergus Fraser McDonald

UC Davis has been selected as the Center of Excellence for High Fidelity Wraparound by the California Department of Health Care Services, a major milestone in strengthening behavioral health care for children and youth. Through this new role, UC Davis Human Services' Resource Center for Family-Focused Practice will provide training, technical assistance and fidelity monitoring to help counties and providers expand access to family-centered, community-based care. “This work represents a powerful continuation of our commitment to children, youth and families across California,” said Nancy Hafer, director of the Resource Center. Learn more about this important step toward a more coordinated system of care: https://bit.ly/3KTYM9L

Across California, families have long relied on the care of relatives, friends, and neighbors — caregivers who provide nurturing, culturally responsive environments that reflect families’ values and realities. We were proud to partner with the The David and Lucile Packard Foundation in documenting a decade of learning from their Family, Friend, and Neighbor (FFN) Care strategy. Our recent report, The Story of the Packard Foundation’s Ten-Year Effort to Champion Family, Friend, and Neighbor Care in California, captures how grantees, networks, and communities worked together to elevate FFN care as a valued, supported, and enduring part of California’s early care and education system: https://lnkd.in/edtrRtqu Read Packard’s reflections on their long-term investment in this strategy: https://lnkd.in/gPRQ2i6v

Early childhood programs don’t operate in isolation—they form a connected system of supports for children and families.   Child Care Aware of America’s updated ECE State Policy Dashboard offers a national view of how states are investing in child care and early learning through funding and legislation from 2020 to today. Tools like this help leaders apply a systems-level lens, tracking how policies interact across programs to shape family experiences and outcomes.   For more on how to use data to strengthen early childhood systems, read ECDC’s latest brief on the STEP Forward with Data Framework.   📊 Explore the dashboard: https://lnkd.in/g5anEjeN 📄 Read our systems brief: https://lnkd.in/gb5a4RBK

🚧 Accessing and using Head Start data isn’t always simple.   In our 2023 Head Start Data Survey, states reported common barriers, including: - Limited data sharing or access (18 states) - Lack of infrastructure (18 states) - Data management and funding challenges   These barriers can make it harder for states to analyze outcomes, inform policy, and improve programs that serve young children and families.   Read more about the findings: https://lnkd.in/efefMAUb

IPC hosted a Knowledge Exchange Webinar in partnership with Barnardo's West Yorkshire, spotlighting innovative approaches to supporting neurodivergent children, young people, and their families. The event, which was attended by professionals, shared insights, lived experiences, and evaluation findings from the West Yorkshire Keyworker Service and associated initiatives. Learn more and download the slide deck here: https://lnkd.in/eHYivhe8

📢 Check out our October 2025 newsletter! Our latest edition includes: - An updated version of our Introduction to Data Sharing and Integration, a foundational resource to help public sector partnerships and community initiatives get started (link in comments) - Three early childhood reports from the Colorado Evaluation & Action Lab -  Research from I2D2 involving work with state and local early-childhood leaders to co-create meaningful data tools through a participatory approach - Our monthly digest of readings, resources & job listings (And more!) Read and subscribe here: https://lnkd.in/eZfYpxwt