Early On

• We want to make sure that all children in Early On are growing and learning and reaching their goals.
• We use the information to improve Early On.
• We need to show the federal government that Early On helps all children and families. The information will show the government why they should continue to fund Early On.

Where does the information come from?

The information to measure Child Outcomes comes from you and your Early On team.

• You will review the results of assessments that help measure your child's development.
• You can watch your child play and see how he or she is doing.
• You will share you YOU thing your child is doing.
• Your Early On team will share how they think your child is doing.
• You can ask others how they think you child is doing.

All of the information will be put together to answer the three Child Outcomes questions.

When do we measure Child Outcomes?

We measure Child Outcomes at the same time we write up and review your child's plan.

• When your child comes into Early On, to see how they are doing at the beginning.
• When your child leaves Early On, to see how much progress they made.

What will happen to the information that we collect?

Early On will combine the information about all the children.  Once it is combined, it will NOT have your child's name on it anywhere!  Only the combined numbers will be used.

The combined numbers will help Early On create a picture of:

• how children in your service area are doing; and
• how children in our state are doing.

The federal government will put our state information together with other states to see:

• How children across the country are doing; and
• show Congress that early intervention is worth the money!

As a guide to measuring Child Outcomes, Early On Macomb uses the Child Outcomes Rating Guide and the Child Outcomes Reference Guide.