How many children are currently on a waitlist for high quality CCEE?

Answering this question can provide information on demand and access to high quality CCEE. To answer this question link site level information to child level information and determine the number of children who are on a waitlist for any of the identified high quality programs. Child and family level characteristics may be of interest for further analysis to identify patters in demand and access to high quality CCEE for children and families of varying characteristics.

Identify Program Sites Participating in High Quality CCEE

The data element QRIS Participation History can be used to isolate program sites (Site ID) participating in the state’s QRIS by selecting the option “Program site currently participates in the QRIS.” The quality level of a program is indicated in the QRIS Score data element. QRIS levels may vary across quality rating systems. For example, some QRIS systems may have four quality rating levels and some might have five. Use the QRIS Score data element to capture only those program sites that are at the highest levels of quality however that is defined by the state (typically, the top one or two levels). For reference, the number of quality levels is detailed in the System Level data element QRIS Levels.

If the state does not have a QRIS, but has another quality improvement systems or initiative use the data element Quality Improvement Participation to isolate program sites (Site ID) participating in the state’s other quality improvement initiative by selecting the option “Program site currently participates in another QI initiative”.

Identify the Number of Children on a Waitlist for High Quality CCEE

Once high quality CCEE programs in the state/territory/locality have been identified the Child Level data element Referral Outcome can be used to identify. The Referral Outcome data element is an indication of the status of the child’s enrollment in the CCEE program they were referred to. The option set for this data element includes “Enrolled”, “Waiting List,” and “Parent Declined Referral.” Sum the number of children (Child ID) with “Waiting List” referral outcomes for programs at each quality level.