Rochester Early Childhood Assessment Partnership (RECAP)

RECAP is a collaboration of community organizations that gathers and analyzes data on early childhood programs to promote informed decisions that improve programs, practices and outcomes.

Goals

• Provide useful data analysis on the status of early childhood programs
• Enrich the learning experience for children
• Improve early childhood environments and school performance

Benefits

• Parents know their child's preschool is evaluated and improved regularly
• Providers receive reliable information on program quality that can increase support and funding
• Policymakers:
  • Have access to important information for making program decisions on:
    • Curriculum and instruction development
    • Equipment and capital improvements
    • Staff training
• Use data for management and planning decisions related to school, government, and health policies

How It Works

• Teachers and parents complete evaluation measures on preschool children
• Independent observers are trained to complete evaluations on classroom programs
• Data is analyzed and distributed to participants and policymakers
• Partner support and development/training on evaluation measure interpretation are provided

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