The major indicator for this measure of success is the percent of children birth to age five receiving high-quality* early care and education when not with their parents (Head Start, Child Care and TN-VPK).
However, this data is not available for the State of Tennessee. We will continue to advocate for better data systems and transparency in the early care and education sector in Tennessee. In the meantime, we have established a proxy indicator:
The proxy indicator for this measure of success is the capacity (# of slots) of high quality ECE relative to the number of children under the age of six with all available parents in the workforce.
Learn more about the strategies and research rationale associated with High-Quality Early Care and Education Birth through Age 5.
Got questions? See something that needs to be updated? Let us know! We can be reached at data@tqee.org
