Imperative 5
Connecting Data and Systems
We must create the structures and tools to better coordinate and connect the various systems impacting the well-being of children and families.
Goal: Equip families and ECE providers with the tools, information, and resources to be successful partners in their children’s development and help ensure more children are born healthy and are enrolled in early childhood programs.
Only 66% of Detroit children are currently able to be served by licensed providers. Our communities need better resources and pathways into quality early education and care and wrap-around supports for providers.
The constantly evolving early childhood education and care systems require parents to understand their options and how they can access low-cost, high-quality childcare. In the city of Detroit, multiple organizations are serving young children and their families, and each of these organizations use different systems and data. To increase efficiency and impact, we are creating an infrastructure that better coordinates and connects the various systems that support children and families. With better data systems, families can navigate resources and systems more efficiently, and we will have a more accurate sense of the state of Detroit children.
The ECE sector lags behind many other sectors in their recovery from covid limiting the number of seats available for children. With better data systems, families and providers can more efficiently navigate and access wrap-around supports and early childhood education resources and systems. And we will have a more accurate understanding of the state of Detroit children.
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We are working to ensure equitable access to resources by evaluating and repairing the city’s data systems to better connect families to resources that will help them. Find out the latest on the Hope Starts Here blog and on our Lead Organization's website.
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