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The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) produces brief reports on its early childhood programs, which detail information about participation, program services and program results. The data is available by early childhood program and year listed below.

School district aggregated data for the Early Childhood Family Education (ECFE), Early Childhood Screening and the School Readiness programs are available for FY 2004 - FY 2007. An interactive search for aggregate data for a specific county, school district, early childhood program or fiscal year is available. Definitions for the Early Learning Services Data System assist in understanding the data are available in the Early Learning Services Data System User Guide.

Documents from the Minnesota Governor's Summit on School Readiness held in June and July 2006 are below and include a PowerPoint presentation, Minnesota early childhood program profiles, press releases, and a participant listing.

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Coordination of Early Care and Education Programs: A Report to the Minnesota Legislature  1Mb (3/15/06)
     This report is in response to the directive from the 2005 Legislature for the commissioners of education, human services, and health to identify how they will coordinate activities and resources to increase the school readiness of all Minnesota children.
Early Learning Services Funding Guide FY 2003-2007  217Kb (2/21/06)
     Breakdown of funding streams for MDE's Early Childhood and Family Education Programs FY 2003-2007.

Early Childhood Family Education Reports

Early Childhood Family Education (ECFE) Program and Participant Data FY 2006 PDF Version 109Kb (6/27/08)
     This brief report provides an overview of statewide ECFE program and participant data submitted for FY 2006 (school year 2005-2006).
Early Childhood Family Education (ECFE) Program and Participant Data FY 2007 PDF Version 45Kb (6/26/08)
     This brief report provides an overview of statewide ECFE program and participant data submitted for FY 2007 (school year 2006-2007).
ECFE Annual Report Summary PDF Version 97Kb (7/28/05)
     Summary data on program services, participants and staff for the 2001-2002 school year.
ECFE Annual Report Summary 2000-2001 PDF Version 45Kb (7/28/05)
     Selected ECFE program and participant data from 2000-2001.
ECFE Fact Sheet 2003 PDF Version 75Kb (7/28/05)
     Brief overview of ECFE program and participant data from the 2001-2002 school year.
ECFE FY 2004 Participant Data PDF Version 49Kb (7/28/05)
     Brief statewide overview of ECFE program and participant data from the 2003-2004 school year
ECFE Program and Participant Data FY 2005 PDF Version 37Kb (6/21/06)
     This brief report provides an overview of statewide ECFE program and participant data submitted to MDE for FY 2005 (school year 2004-2005).

Early Childhood Screening Reports

Early Childhood Screening FY 2004 Participant Data PDF Version 111Kb (7/28/05)
     Brief statewide overview of Early Childhood Screening program and participant data from the 2003-2004 school year.
Early Childhood Screening Program and Participant Data PDF Version 113Kb (4/18/06)
     This brief report provides an overview of statewide screening results from FY 1996-FY 2005.
Early Childhood Screening Program and Participant Data (2006) PDF Version 120Kb (1/25/07)
     This brief report provides an overview of statewide screening results for children ages 3-5 from FY 2006.
Early Childhood Screening Program and Participant Data (2007) PDF Version 28Kb (6/26/08)
     This brief report provides an overview of statewide screening results for children ages 3-5 from FY 2007.
FY 2004 Early Childhood Screening Totals PDF Version 98Kb (7/28/05) Native Version 88Kb (7/28/05)
     This report indicates the number of children screened by age in FY 2004, total number screened in FY 2004 and 2003, number and percent change in screening totals between FY 2003-2004 by school district.

School Readiness Program Reports

Overview of School Readiness Data 1992-2005 PDF Version 118Kb (7/28/05)
     Selected aggregated data from 1992-2005 about Minnesota's School Readiness Program.
School Readiness Fact Sheet 2003 PDF Version 27Kb (11/17/05)
     Brief overview of School Readiness program and participant data from the 2001-2002 school year.
School Readiness FY 2004 Participant Data PDF Version 23Kb (11/17/05)
     Brief statewide overview of School Readiness program and participant data from the 2003-2004 school year
School Readiness Program and Participant Data PDF Version 51Kb (3/27/08)
     Overview of statewide School Readiness program and participant data submitted to MDE for fiscal year 2007 (school year 2006-2007).
School Readiness Program and Participant Data FY 2005 PDF Version 69Kb (6/21/06)
     This brief report provides an overview of statewide School Readiness program and participant data submitted to MDE for FY 2005 (school year 2004-2005).
School Readiness Program and Participant Data FY 2006 PDF Version 51Kb (6/18/07)
     This brief report provides an overview of statewide School Readiness program and participant data submitted to MDE for FY 2006 (school year 2005-2006).
School Readiness Program and Participant Data FY 2007 PDF Version 48Kb (8/1/08)
     This brief report provides an overview of statewide School Readiness program and participant data submitted for FY 2007 (school year 2006-2007).

Governor's Summit on School Readiness


This section contains documents and report from the Governor's Summit on School Readiness held June and July 2006.

Brief overview of the Early Childhood Family Education, First Grade Preparedness, Head Start and School Readiness programs provided through the Minnesota Department of Education presented at the Governor's Summit on School Readiness.

Brief overview of the Child Care Assistance, Child Development Services: Consultation and Mentoring, Child Development Services: Grants and Child Development Services: Professional Development programs provided through the Minnesota Department of Human Services presented at the Governor's Summit on School Readiness.

In June 2006, the Governor's Summit on School Readiness reviewed how Minnesota's early childhood and child care programs meet the ten essential research elements identified by Dr. Susan B. Neuman and Dr. Arthur J. Reynolds. (Child Care Assistance, Child Care Development Services, Early Childhood Family Education, First Grade Preparedness, Head Start and School Readiness)

Listing of attendees participating in the Governor's Summit on School Readiness June 2006 and July 2006.


Combined Report: Minnesota Governor’s Summit on School Readiness 2006 and Program Analysis by Research Element PDF Version 67Kb (4/10/07)
     The Governor's Summit on School Readiness resulted in a list of themes and opportunities for improvements to Minnesota's early childhood programs. Ten summit themes and opportunities were identified and have been summarized for this report.
Developmental Assessment at Kindergarten Entrance PDF Version 1Mb (10/9/06)
     A PowerPoint presentation provides an overview of the Minnesota School Readiness Year 2 Study.
Minnesota Early Childhood Programs PDF Version 298Kb (10/9/06)
     A PowerPoint presentation provides a brief overview of Early Childhood Family Education, Head Start, School Readiness program, Child Care Assistance and Child Care Development.
Minnesota Governor's Summit on School Readiness 2006 PDF Version 79Kb (10/26/06)
     The Governor’s Summit on School Readiness resulted in a list of themes and opportunities for improvements to Minnesota’s early childhood programs and are included in this report.