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The purpose of this specific data asset and gap analysis report is to present and interpret the existing data assets and gaps of Vermont's new universal prekindergarten (pre-K) education policy, Act 166. More information on Act 166 can be found at both the Agency of Education (education.vermont.gov), Agency of Human Services, Department for Children and Families, Child Development Division (dcf.vermont.gov/cdd), and Building Bright Futures websites (buildingbrightfutures.org). Children three, four, and five years old and not enrolled in kindergarten will be referred to as pre-K eligible children. The results of our analysis indicate that while Vermont has a number of pre-K data assets, it also has some significant data gaps. There are two primary reasons for these gaps. First, some of the needed data are contained on "data islands" and are not connected. Second, some data are just not collected. A six-step process is used by Vermont Insights to conduct data asset and data gap analysis reports. Key stakeholders and data stewards are involved in each step. In this report, six strategies are identified under Step 5 to bridge data gaps and sustain data assets identified in this report. (author abstract)
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Reports & Papers
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United States
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Vermont