Essential Policy Areas by State

Essential Policy Areas

Data: State Policies

The following table highlights examples of states that address the blueprint’s Data essential policy area in statute, regulation, or executive order. These policy examples focus on the authority to create or establish data collection or systems and not necessarily specific data categories.

See the state’s policy language by clicking on the corresponding policy area. Click on the header to sort the information alphabetically by state or by one of the four policy-making principles.

		Specified √		Not Specified -
	Blueprint Essential Policy Area:	Blueprint Policy-Making Principles *
State	Data	Integration	Quality Assurance	Diversity, Inclusion and Access	Compensation Parity
Arkansas	Guiding Principles and Registries and Review Criteria	-	√	√	-
Arkansas	[Part of the duties of the Office for the Purpose of Teacher Recruitment]	-	√	-	-
California	[Part of California Families and Children Commission’s duties]	-	√	-	-
California	[Part of the duties of the Early Learning Quality Improvement System Advisory Committee]	-	√	-	-
Hawaii	[Part of the duties of the Early Learning Council]	-	-	-	-
Iowa	Professional experience registry	-	√	-	-
Iowa	[Part of the duties of the Early Childhood Iowa Council]	-	√	-	-
Maryland	[Part of the duties of the State Advisory Council on Early Childhood Education and Care]	-	√	-	-
Massachusetts	[Part of the duties of the Early Education and Care Department]	-	-	-	-
Massachusetts	Professional development and qualification registry and Data collection and evaluation system	√	√	-	√
Minnesota	[Part of the duties of the State Advisory Council on Early Childhood Education and Care]	-	√	-	-
Nebraska	[Part of the duties of the Department of Health and Human Services]	-	√	-	-
Washington	[Part of the duties of the Professional Development Consortium]	√	√	-	√
Wisconsin	[Part of the duties of the State Advisory Council on Early Childhood Education and Care]	-	√	-	-

*Criteria Summary for Policy-Making Principles
A check mark indicates that an example policy specifically applies or addresses the blueprint’s policy-making principles.

Integration—language specifies that there be methods for collecting, sharing, and disseminating cross-sector data to stakeholders, funders, and the public.
Quality assurance—language includes specifications for systems to verify, record, update, and track individuals’ qualifications and ongoing development; placement on career pathways; professional development offerings; and/or evaluate such efforts.
Diversity, inclusion, and access—language specifies the collection of workforce data by role, program setting, credential, demographic characteristics, experience in the field, population and age of children served, and/or compensation; data related to program sustainability, stability, and other access and support related issues; and/or that data systems be intentional in sharing data with those it represents and who need it.
Compensation parity—language specifies the collection and analysis of data on compensation (salaries and benefits); that data are collected on other professions for which parity is sought for early childhood professionals; and/or collection includes retention data by role and in the early education field.

The state examples are updated as possible, on an ongoing basis. Please contact Kayleigh Rogers-Torres, Public Policy Associate, at krogerstorres@naeyc.org with additional state examples.