HISTORY
A Rigorous Past for a Robust Future
Early Childhood Iowa partners have historically invested in evidence-based programming, designing a “system of systems” capable of responding to diversifying family needs. Iowa State University partners bring to the table decades of experience building and using integrated data systems for scientific analysis to answer difficult questions.
Together, this partnership developed I2D2 with careful consideration of current realities and needs, including legislative mandates for Early Childhood Iowa to attend to priority result areas for Iowa families. We rely on shared decision-making where relevant expertise from state leadership, practitioners, and the scientific community are honored and valued in disciplined processes. Our integrated data system approach is based on decades of development and best practices from existing integrated data systems across the United States and around the world — and years of deliberation to generate an Iowa model that works for our system of systems for young children and their families.