States for the Future is a data to policy network dedicated to empowering states for a resilient future. It’s a dynamic network of state policy professionals and organizations working to inform next generation efforts with data, research, and policy in areas that impact all - civic engagement and democracy, health and well-being, water and energy, education and workforce.

To ensure access to early care and education services and for the services themselves to be equitable and effective in meeting the needs of children and families, the Kansas Early Childhood Data Trust will be working with state agencies and several data systems to identify the distinct number of children being served in programs at the state and local level.

Many technical projects in the public and social sector fail at the adoption and utilization stage because the technology wasn’t designed to solve a problem people have - it was designed to fill a technical specification.

Community resilience requires data to be shared for the greater good.

Social sector organizations have long sought to share, integrate, and use their combined data to achieve collective goals and solve common pain points.

The Kansas Early Childhood Data Trust is conducting a long-term study that will link Early Childhood Block Grant (ECBG) program data with data from the Department of Children and Families (DCF) to identify the most effective systems approach in preventing child maltreatment as well as studying the long-term impact of prevention-focused services and their ability to secure equitable outcomes for children and families in Kansas.

The Kansas Early Childhood Data Trust is designed to turn insight into action for children, families, providers, communities, and agencies in Kansas.