Children in Head Start programs with strong partnerships in their school district were 48 times more likely to also be enrolled in the Statewide Voluntary Preschool Program. Previous work demonstrated that children enrolled full-time scored significantly better on academic and social-emotional skills at the end of their preschool year.

See the new data brief HERE.

A recent child care survey showed that, for every four infants and toddlers enrolled in child care, there are three more in the waitlist. This is leaving many families without reliable child care options and costing Iowa families, taxpayers, and businesses.

See the full brief on Themes in Iowa's Child Care conversation HERE.

Using data linkage to monitor COVID-19 vaccination - This paper from the International Journal of Population Data Science discusses how the COVID-19 Vaccination Linked Data Repository in Australia used linked data from the immunization register, hospital admissions, emergency department attendance, and lab data to increase public health utility in their immunization program for vaccine safety, effectiveness, and coverage.

What now? States must act to meet people's data access needs - This article from the Data Quality Campaign discusses the necessary steps States must take in order to make data more accessible. Recommendations include supporting data culture, setting goals for state data systems, and understanding what has happened in the past to inform future work.