In the first episode of the new ECDataWorks podcast series, we dive into the history and evolution of early childhood integrated data systems (ECIDS) in the United States.
Phil Sirinides (Penn State University – Harrisburg) and Missy Coffey (SRI International) host interviews with some of the national leaders who have been instrumental in the establishment and funding of ECIDS systems over the last decade.
Guests include Richard Gonzales, Preschool Development Grant project manager with the US Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families; Albert Wat, senior policy director with the Alliance for Early Success; and Tate Gould, former senior program officer for the Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems Grant Program.
They share their personal experiences in the ECIDS field and offer some important lessons-learned for states, organizations and other early childhood stakeholders working to improve their own systems in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Part of the ECDataWorks Community initiative, produced with support from the Heising-Simons Foundation.