Utah
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Utah’s Early Childhood Integrated Data System
Created in 2011, Utah Department of Health and Human Services’ (DHHS) Early Childhood Integrated Data System functions to store and integrate data from the state’s early childhood programs, services, and systems. The system provides demographic, program, and individual data on a variety of services, including the Ages and Stages Questionnaire, Baby Watch Early Intervention Program, Child Care Subsidy, Head Start - Centro de la Familia de Utah, Vital Statistics Birth Registry, Vital Statistics Death Registry, Women Infants and Children. The system is governed by the ECIDS Data Policy Committee, which consists of members that have entered into a data-sharing agreement with DHHS (e.g., The Early Childhood Data Collaborative, Utah Head Start Association, Utah State Board of Education, Office of Home Visiting, etc.). The private individual level data is matched and deidentified Master Person Indices (MPIs) and every individual is given a unique identifier. Utah ECIDS helps to identify and evaluate long-term outcomes attributed to early childhood investments. The system also provides a “community assessment tool,” which was developed in partnership with ECDataWorks to equip local leaders with demographic and program information on early childhood Eligibility, Access, Services, and Impact.
The system is funded by Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems grant, Child Care Development Funds, Kellogg Foundation through UPenn’s ECDataWorks, Heising-Simons through Child Trend’s SHINE project and Utah Department of Education.
Learn More: Utah's Early Childhood Integrated Data System
Other Sources:Zero to Three. (2018). The Utah Early Childhood Statewide Data Integration Project.
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Early Childhood Integrated Data System
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Created in 2011, Utah Department of Health and Human Services’ (DHHS) Early Childhood Integrated Data System functions to store and integrate data from the state’s early childhood programs, services, and systems. The system provides demographic, program, and individual data on a variety of services, including the Ages and Stages Questionnaire, Baby Watch Early Intervention Program, Child Care Subsidy, Head Start - Centro de la Familia de Utah, Vital Statistics Birth Registry, Vital Statistics Death Registry, Women Infants and Children. The system is governed by the ECIDS Data Policy Committee, which consists of members that have entered into a data-sharing agreement with DHHS (e.g., The Early Childhood Data Collaborative, Utah Head Start Association, Utah State Board of Education, Office of Home Visiting, etc.). The private individual level data is matched and deidentified Master Person Indices (MPIs) and every individual is given a unique identifier. Utah ECIDS helps to identify and evaluate long-term outcomes attributed to early childhood investments. The system also provides a “community assessment tool,” which was developed in partnership with ECDataWorks to equip local leaders with demographic and program information on early childhood Eligibility, Access, Services, and Impact.
The system is funded by Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems grant, Child Care Development Funds, Kellogg Foundation through UPenn’s ECDataWorks, Heising-Simons through Child Trend’s SHINE project and Utah Department of Education.
Learn More: Utah's Early Childhood Integrated Data System
Other Sources:Zero to Three. (2018). The Utah Early Childhood Statewide Data Integration Project.
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Demographics Data Scorecard
State population
3,380,800
Rural %
10.2% Source U.S. Census, 2020
Urban %
89.8% Source U.S. Census, 2020
Number of children 0–4
237,234 Source KIDS COUNT, 2021
Poverty levels - children 0—8 below 200% poverty
31% Source KIDS COUNT, 2021
Median family income among households with children
$93,000.00 Source KIDS COUNT, 2021
Unemployment rate
3.0% Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, June 2024
Unemployment rate of parents
2% Source KIDS COUNT, 2021
Children under age 6 with all available parents in the labor force
54% Source KIDS COUNT, 2021
Children living in households with a high housing cost burden
22% Source KIDS COUNT, 2021
Child Population by Race and Ethnicity Source KIDS COUNT, 2021
Race and Ethnicity
- American Indian and Alaska Native (1%)
- Asian (2%)
- Black or African American (1%)
- Hispanic or Latino (18%)
- Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander (1%)
- Two or more races (4%)
- White, not Hispanic or Latino (73%)
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Early Childhood Education Programs
| Program Name | Program Length* | Universal or Targeted Pre-K Policy | State Spending Per Child |
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| Expanded Student Access to High Quality School Readiness (ESA) Program Source: NIEER 2023 | Targeted Pre-K Policy (3- and 4-Year-Olds) Source: NIEER 2023 | ||
| UPSTART Source: NIEER 2023 | Targeted Pre-K Policy (4-Year-Olds) Source: NIEER 2023 |
2023 Percent of 3-Year-Olds Enrolled in Early Childhood Education Programs Source: NIEER 2023
Programs
- Percent of 3-Year-Old Children Enrolled in Public Early Childhood Education Programs (2%)
- 3-Year-old Children Enrolled in Head Start (5%)
- Other/None (92%)
2023 Percent of 4-Year-Olds Enrolled in Early Childhood Education Programs Source: NIEER 2023
Programs
- Percent of 4-Year-Old Children Enrolled in Public Early Childhood Education Programs (4%)
- 4-Year-old Children Enrolled in Head Start (5%)
- Other/None (91%)
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2017–2019 Median Hourly Wages Source CSCCE 2018, 2020
Role
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Child Care Workers
$9.99 (2017, adjusted)
$10.47 (2019) -
Preschool Teachers
$13.37 (2017, adjusted)
$13.24 (2019) -
Preschool or Child Care Center Directors
$19.29 (2017, adjusted)
$17.26 (2019)
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Federal and State Early Childhood Education Funding (in Millions) Source First Five Years Fund, 2024
Funding Source
- Head Start and Early Head Start Funding ($79.5)
- CCDBG & Mandatory Funds ($144.6)
- CCDBG State Match ($14)
- State-Funded Pre-K ($6.2)
- MIECHV ($4.4)
- IDEA Part C ($6.3)
- IDEA Part B, Sec 619 ($4)
- TANF Early Learning and Care ($13.3)
- Preschool Development Grant Birth ($4.8)