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Explore data on early childhood education, child care, family well-being, and other factors that influence children’s development and success. These resources provide a shared foundation for understanding trends, identifying opportunities, and supporting informed decisions across South Carolina’s early childhood system.

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Sustainability Policy

Dec 04, 2024

The purpose of this policy is to explain the process and procedures by which SC ECIDS initiatives are developed, implemented, and sustained over time

Data Access and Acquisition Policy

Oct 17, 2024

The purpose of this policy is to explain the process and procedures by which record-level and aggregated data are requested, accessed, and acquired to be shared from participating programs with the SC ECIDS and subsequently how SC ECIDS data may be accessed or acquired by external/authorized entities when approved.

Data Analysis and Reporting Policy

Oct 17, 2024

The purpose of this policy is to describe the requirements by which SC ECIDS data can be analyzed or reported to ensure appropriate interpretation. The policy outlines the considerations data users must have during analysis and reporting to ensure SC ECIDS are being used appropriately and responsibly.

Data Destruction Policy

Oct 17, 2024

The purpose of this policy is to provide the necessary details about how external/authorized data users are to destroy data securely and responsibly after approved use.

Data Ownership Policy

Oct 17, 2024

The purpose of the policy is to document which entities maintain ownership of which SC ECIDS data at any given time. This policy does not outline who approves of SC ECIDS data use (see “Data Use Policy”).

Data Privacy and Confidentiality Policy

Oct 17, 2024

The purpose of this policy is to document how the SC ECIDS framework will ensure data assets are continually kept private, confidential, and secure when shared, used, or reported, as required by federal and state privacy and confidentiality laws.

Data Quality Policy

Oct 17, 2024

The purpose of this policy is to establish the principles and processes by which the quality of SC ECIDS data is defined, assessed, and sustained over time. This policy also outlines the procedure for reporting and resolving data quality issues affecting SC ECIDS initiatives.

Data Scope and Management Policy

Oct 17, 2024

The purpose of this policy is to document how data are collected, managed, and sustained within the initiatives of the SC ECIDS framework and how SC ECIDS data governance procedures are maintained over time. The policy further details the SC ECIDS procedure for handling data submission issues and support.

Data Use Policy

Oct 17, 2024

The purpose of the policy is to explain the circumstances under which SC ECIDS data can or cannot be used and the appropriate ways that SC ECIDS data can be used aligned with the key questions approved by the ECAC for the SC ECIDS.

Decision-Making Policy

Oct 17, 2024

This policy covers all data governance related decisions made by the DGWG for SC ECIDS’ current and future initiatives. This policy does not cover decisions related to data use and access.