Family Outcomes

For families, the goal of early intervention and early childhood special education is to enable them to provide care for their children and have the resources they need to participate in their own desired family and community activities. Through an iterative process which included extensive input from stakeholders, the Early Childhood Outcomes (ECO) Center (now a part of the ECTA Center) identified five family outcomes to support this goal:

1. Families understand their child's strengths, abilities, and special needs.
2. Families know their rights and advocate effectively for their child.
3. Families help their child develop and learn.
4. Families have support systems.
5. Families access desired services, programs, and activities in their community.

See also: State Family Outcomes Measurement System (S-FOMS), Family Engagement, Talking with Families

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National Data Analysis

The family outcomes federal reporting requirement for Part C programs was developed from the five ECO outcomes. States are required to report on the percent of families participating in Part C who report that early intervention (EI) services have helped their family:

1. Know their rights;
2. Effectively communicate their children's needs; and
3. Help their children develop and learn.

ECTA Center analyzes and reports a national summary of family outcomes data for Part C each year.

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Part C Indicator 4: Family Outcomes Data FFY 2021

• Presentation File

DaSy and ECTA staff discuss the Indicator C4 Family Outcomes data, including:

• state approaches to surveys;
• data quality; and
• performance trends.

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IDEA Part C Early Intervention Family Survey Data for FFY2021

The great majority of families indicate that early intervention has been helpful to them with knowing their rights, communicating their child's needs, and helping their child develop and learn.

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Part C SPP/APR Analyses

States receiving IDEA funds must have a State Performance Plan/Annual Performance Report (SPP/APR) that evaluates their efforts to implement the requirements and purposes of Parts B and C of the IDEA, and reports annually on their performance.

See: Indicator 4

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State Approaches to Family Outcomes Measurement

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