Highlights

Record Level: Student by year by collection by program 
Record Count: approx. 50,000 students per collection per year 
Years Covered: 2012-Present 
Population Coverage: Student participants in state-funded early childhood programs

The early childhood researcher files contain commonly requested longitudinal student-level demographic and program data reported in the early childhood MSDS collection. Available datasets reflect information about early childhood demographics, and program participation. Currently, only four early childhood programs are required to report data to CEPI: GSRP (Great Start Readiness Program), GSRP/Head Start Blend, Sec 32p, and Sec 32p(4). However, several other early childhood programs are included. Data from the 2012 school year onward are available. Future year's school year data will be added near the end of the following summer. Early childhood data is obtained in three separate collections: fall, spring, and year. Data is available for a student during each collection and year in which they were enrolled in an early childhood program.

Demographics and Program Eligibility

Available data include the time invariant demographic information, such as gender and race, for students that participated in the the early-childhood programs that are required to report data to the state. The most recent gender and race reported are available for around 340,000 early childhood students.

Demographic variables by data collection are also available. It includes: DOB, gender, ethnicity, resident information (i.e., resident code, county name, residential LEA, zip code). Several variables indicating economic hardship are composites derived from participation in various Michigan Department of Education (MDE) programs, based on Supplemental Nutrition Eligibility collected by MDE and/or Direct Certification through the Department of Health and Human Services. Examples of these include homeless status, foster, direct certification, free lunch eligible, reduced lunch eligible, economic disadvantage, migrant eligible, and immigrant program. It also includes the institution names and school codes for submitting schools and districts.

Program Enrollment

Program Enrollment data include the program participation and details for the children included in the Demographics files. Variables recorded include: collection, fiscal entity, school code, provider license number, early childhood program code, program start and end date, program delivery method (i.e., school based, home based, and community based), program exit reason. Three variables are only available for 2018-on: program license number, federal poverty level quintile, additional eligibility factors (i.e., diagnosed disability, severe or challenging behavior, primary home language other than English, etc.), and additional qualifying factors (i.e., homeless, foster care, qualifying IEP). The TABLE_ID variable is used to join the annual demographics data to annual program data for a particular observation.

Note that the information for all programs is not available for all years. A majority of the data available (approximately 40,000 students per collection) concerns students in GSRP or GSRP/Head Start programs. The table below describes the availability of the data on a yearly basis, and programs that were required to report information. Head Start reporting is only required if the program is jointly funded with GSRP, thus data for stand alone Head Start centers is limited (approximately 5,000 students per collection). In fact, comparing the total number of funded Head Start slots reported in the 2017 Michigan Head Start Profile, the coverage of Head Start is suggested to be around 27%. Across all unique student IDs from 2012-2018, the four programs required to submit data to the State of Michigan plus Head Start represent about 85% of all records available for these data.

Early Childhood ProgramReporting Required or Optional?Availability
Great Start Readiness program (GSRP)Required2012-Present
Great Start Readiness program/Head Start BlendRequired2012-Present
Sec 32p Early Childhood Block GrantRequired – only end of program collection2014-Present
Sec 32p4 – Home VisitationRequired – only end of program collection2017-Present
Head StartOptional2012-Present
Title I preschoolOptional2012-Present
Child careOptional2012-2017
Early Head StartOptional 
Earl Head Start – Child care partnershipOptional2018-Present
Even Start Family Literacy ProgramOptional2012-2014
Great Parents Great StartOptional2012-2015
Tuition Based PreschoolOptional2012-2017
Other ProgramOptional2012-2017

Codebook

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Category Sort descending Variable Description
Category: Special Education Variable: ELIGIBILITY_REASON_NAME_2 Description: 

The name/descriptor of the area of developmental delay or the established condition identified on the child's IFSP by which the child’s eligibility was determined.

Category: Special Education Variable: PART_C_EXIT_REASON_CODE Description: 

The reason (Code)given for a child discontinuing services through Part C.

Category: Special Education Variable: EO_SERVICE_CODE_5 Description: 

The code for the Individual Education Plan (IEP)-designated program(s), or Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP) program(s), in which the student is participating. This is not to be confused with the student's type of disability. The student's program assignment is not required to match his/her impairment. (E.g., a student does not have to be diagnosed as early childhood developmentally delayed to participate in an early childhood special education program.)

Category: Special Education Variable: CURRENT_IFSP_DATE Description: 

The date of the child's most recent Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP). --This data element is consistent with the field Plan Date in MICIS.

Category: Special Education Variable: IFSP_TIMELINESS_NAME Description: 

The name that indicates if the Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP) was completed within the required timeline.

Category: Special Education Variable: ELIGIBILITY_REASON_NAME_6 Description: 

The name/descriptor of the area of developmental delay or the established condition identified on the child's IFSP by which the child’s eligibility was determined.

Category: Special Education Variable: REFERRAL_AGENCY Description: 

The name of the type of agency that notified the responsible agency the child may potentially be eligible for Part C services.

Category: Special Education Variable: ELIGIBILITY_REASON_CODE_2 Description: 

The code used to identify the area of developmental delay or the established condition identified on the child's IFSP by which the child’s eligibility was determined.

Category: Special Education Variable: ELIGIBILITY_REASON_NAME_5 Description: 

The name/descriptor of the area of developmental delay or the established condition identified on the child's IFSP by which the child’s eligibility was determined.

Category: Special Education Variable: EO_SERVICE_NAME_2 Description: 

The name of the Individual Education Plan (IEP)-designated program(s), or Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP) program(s), in which the student is participating. This is not to be confused with the student's type of disability. The student's program assignment is not required to match his/her impairment. (E.g., a student does not have to be diagnosed as early childhood developmentally delayed to participate in an early childhood special education program.)

Category: Special Education Variable: TRANSITION_CONF_TIMELINESS_NAME Description: 

Part C Indicator 8 C: Indicate if the transition IFSP conference was held within the required timeframe (at least 90 days but not more than nine months prior to the toddler's third birthday).

Category: Special Education Variable: PRIM_SERVICE_SETTING_CODE Description: 

The code for the environment in which the majority of the services are being provided to the child.

Category: Special Education Variable: PART_C_EXIT_DATE Description: 

The date on which the child ceased receiving Part C services. --This data element is consistent with the field Status Date in MICIS.

Category: Special Education Variable: EO_SERVICE_NAME_1 Description: 

The name of the Individual Education Plan (IEP)-designated program(s), or Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP) program(s), in which the student is participating. This is not to be confused with the student's type of disability. The student's program assignment is not required to match his/her impairment. (E.g., a student does not have to be diagnosed as early childhood developmentally delayed to participate in an early childhood special education program.)

Category: Special Education Variable: EO_AS_OF_DATE Description: 

The date a new record was entered for a student.

Category: Special Education Variable: ELIGIBILITY_REASON_CODE_1 Description: 

The code used to identify the area of developmental delay or the established condition identified on the child's IFSP by which the child’s eligibility was determined.

Category: Special Education Variable: IFSP_TIMELINESS_CODE Description: 

The code that indicates if the Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP) was completed within the required timeline.

Category: Special Education Variable: REFERRAL_DATE Description: 

The date the lead agency or Education Information System (EIS) provider receives the referral of the child.

Category: Special Education Variable: TRANSITION_IFSP_TIMELINESS_NAME Description: 

Part C Indicator 8 A: Indicate if the transition plan in the IFSP was completed within the required timeframe (at least 90 days but not more than nine months prior to the toddler's third birthday).

Category: Special Education Variable: ELIGIBILITY_REASON_CODE_9 Description: 

The code used to identify the area of developmental delay or the established condition identified on the child's IFSP by which the child’s eligibility was determined.

Category: Standard Assessment Variable: WRI_IS_PROFICIENT Description: 

Flag denoting whether the student was proficient on the writing portion of the assessment.

Category: Standard Assessment Variable: STATE_FAY Description: 

Is the student considered a full academic year (FAY) participant for the state during this year (Y= Yes; N=No; U=Unknown).

Category: Standard Assessment Variable: SCHOOL_FAY Description: 

Is the student considered a full academic year (FAY) participant for the school during this year (Y= Yes; N=No; U=Unknown).

Category: Standard Assessment Variable: ELA_IS_PROFICIENT Description: 

Flag denoting whether the student was proficient on the English language arts portion of the assessment. (Y= Yes; N=No)

Category: Standard Assessment Variable: MTH_IS_PROFICIENT Description: 

Flag denoting whether the student was proficient on the mathematics portion of the assessment. (Y= Yes; N=No)

Category: Standard Assessment Variable: DISTRICT_FAY Description: 

Is the student considered a full academic year (FAY) participant for the district during this year (Y= Yes; N=No; U=Unknown).

Category: Standard Assessment Variable: SOC_IS_PROFICIENT Description: 

Flag denoting whether the student was proficient on the social studies portion of the assessment.

Category: Standard Assessment Variable: SCI_IS_PROFICIENT Description: 

Flag denoting whether the student was proficient on the science portion of the assessment.

Category: Standard Assessment Variable: RDG_IS_PROFICIENT Description: 

Flag denoting whether the student was proficient on the reading portion of the assessment. (Y= Yes; N=No)

Category: Testing Accommodations Variable: MASKING Description: 

MASKING

Category: Testing Accommodations Variable: AUDIO_PART_B Description: 

AUDIO PART B

Category: Testing Accommodations Variable: LEP_TEST_ENGLISH Description: 

LEP TEST ENGLISH

Category: Testing Accommodations Variable: VISUAL_AIDS Description: 

VISUAL AIDS

Category: Testing Accommodations Variable: LEP_OTHER_ACCOM_PART_A Description: 

LEP OTHER ACCOM PART A

Category: Testing Accommodations Variable: VIDEO_ARABIC Description: 

VIDEO ARABIC

Category: Testing Accommodations Variable: LEP_DIR_AUDIO Description: 

LEP DIR AUDIO

Category: Testing Accommodations Variable: STD_RSPND_BRAILLE Description: 

STUDENT RESPONDS USING BRAILLE WRITER OR BRAILLE NOTETAKER

Category: Testing Accommodations Variable: TEST_CONTENT_PROVIDED Description: 

TEST CONTENT PROVIDED IN ASL OR SEE (HUMAN SIGNER)

Category: Testing Accommodations Variable: CD_PART_A Description: 

CD PART A

Category: Testing Accommodations Variable: MODIFIED_RESPONSE_FORMAT Description: 

MODIFIED RESPONSE FORMAT

Category: Testing Accommodations Variable: NON_SPANISH_TRANSLATION Description: 

NON-SPANISH TRANSLATION

Category: Testing Accommodations Variable: REPEAT_ITEM_AUDIO Description: 

REPEAT ITEM AUDIO

Category: Testing Accommodations Variable: COMPUTER_ASSISTED Description: 

COMPUTER ASSISTED

Category: Testing Accommodations Variable: NOISE_BUFFERS Description: 

NOISE BUFFERS

Category: Testing Accommodations Variable: SPANISH_TRANSLATION Description: 

SPANISH TRANSLATION (STACKED)

Category: Testing Accommodations Variable: MULTIDAY Description: 

MULTIDAY

Category: Testing Accommodations Variable: BRAILLE_PART_B Description: 

BRAILLE PART B

Category: Testing Accommodations Variable: LEP_TEST_READER_ENG_PART_A Description: 

LEP TEST READER ENGLISH PART A

Category: Testing Accommodations Variable: REPEAT_LSTNG_TEST_RSPNSE_OTN Description: 

REPEAT LISTENING TEST RESPONSE OPTIONS BY HUMAN READER

Category: Testing Accommodations Variable: LEP_TEST_READER_ENG_PART_B Description: 

LEP TEST READER ENGLISH PART B

Category: Testing Accommodations Variable: ALTERNATE_RESPONSE Description: 

ALTERNATE RESPONSE

Category: Testing Accommodations Variable: LEP_OTHER_ACCOM_PART_B Description: 

LEP OTHER ACCOM PART B

Category: Testing Accommodations Variable: LEP_TEST_DIRECTIONS_ENGLISH Description: 

LEP TEST DIRECTIONS ENGLISH

Category: Testing Accommodations Variable: INTERPRETER_SIGN_TST_DIR Description: 

INTERPRETER SIGNS TEST DIRECTIONS IN ASL

Category: Testing Accommodations Variable: EXTEND_SPKG_TST_RSPNSE_TIME Description: 

EXTENDED SPEAKING TEST RESPONSE TIME

Category: Testing Accommodations Variable: CLOSED_CAPTIONING Description: 

CLOSED CAPTIONING

Category: Testing Accommodations Variable: TEST_READ Description: 

TEST READ

Category: Testing Accommodations Variable: BRAILLE_TEST_OR_WRITER Description: 

BRAILLE TEST OR WRITER

Category: Testing Accommodations Variable: REPEAT_TEST_ITEM Description: 

REPEAT TEST ITEMS BY HUMAN READER

Category: Testing Accommodations Variable: READ_ALOUD_LSTNG_RSPNSE_OPN Description: 

READ ALOUD LISTENING TEST RESPONSE OPTIONS BY HUMAN READER

Category: Testing Accommodations Variable: LEP_OTHER_ACCOM Description: 

LEP OTHER ACCOM

Category: Testing Accommodations Variable: AUDIO_PART_A Description: 

AUDIO PART A

Category: Testing Accommodations Variable: OTHER_ACCOM_PART_B Description: 

OTHER ACCOM PART B

Category: Testing Accommodations Variable: LEP_TEST_READER_ENGLISH Description: 

LEP TEST READER ENGLISH

Category: Testing Accommodations Variable: LEP_TEST_DIRECTIONS_NATIVE Description: 

LEP TEST DIRECTIONS NATIVE

Category: Testing Accommodations Variable: BRAILLE_PART_A Description: 

BRAILLE PART A

Category: Testing Accommodations Variable: REVERSE_CONTRAST Description: 

REVERSE CONTRAST

Category: Testing Accommodations Variable: OTHER_APPROVED_ACCOMMODATION Description: 

OTHER APPROVED ACCOMMODATION

Category: Testing Accommodations Variable: MODIFIED_PRESENTATION_FORMAT Description: 

MODIFIED PRESENTATION FORMAT

Category: Testing Accommodations Variable: STANDARD Description: 

STANDARD

Category: Testing Accommodations Variable: BRAILLE Description: 

BRAILLE

Category: Testing Accommodations Variable: LARGE_PRINT_PART_B Description: 

LARGE PRINT PART B

Category: Testing Accommodations Variable: COLOR_CHOOSER Description: 

COLOR CHOOSER

Category: Testing Accommodations Variable: L1_GLOSSARY Description: 

L1 GLOSSARY

Category: Testing Accommodations Variable: VIDEO_ENGLISH Description: 

VIDEO ENGLISH

Category: Testing Accommodations Variable: TEST_READ_PART_A Description: 

TEST READ PART A

Category: Testing Accommodations Variable: LARGE_PRINT Description: 

LARGE PRINT

Category: Testing Accommodations Variable: AMPLIFICATION_SYSTEM Description: 

AMPLIFICATION SYSTEM

Category: Testing Accommodations Variable: LARGE_PRINT_BOOKLET Description: 

LARGE PRINT BOOKLET

Category: Testing Accommodations Variable: MODIFIED_TEST_DIRECTIONS Description: 

MODIFIED TEST DIRECTIONS

Category: Testing Accommodations Variable: SCRIBE_ELA_WRITING Description: 

SCRIBE - ELA WRITING ITEMS

Category: Testing Accommodations Variable: VIDEO Description: 

VIDEO

Category: Testing Accommodations Variable: OTHER_ACCOM_PART_A Description: 

OTHER ACCOM PART A

Category: Testing Accommodations Variable: STD_ASST_TECH_RSPND_TST_ITEM Description: 

STUDENT USES ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY TO RESPOND TO TEST ITEMS

Category: Testing Accommodations Variable: STD_RSPND_ORALLY Description: 

STUDENT RESPONDS ORALLY USING EXTERNAL AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATE COMMUNICATION DEVICE OR SOFTWARE

Category: Testing Accommodations Variable: CALCULATOR Description: 

CALCULATOR

Category: Testing Accommodations Variable: SCRIBE Description: 

SCRIBE

Category: Testing Accommodations Variable: ENGLISH_GLOSSARY Description: 

ENGLISH GLOSSARY

Category: Testing Accommodations Variable: WORD_PROCESSOR Description: 

WORD PROCESSOR

Category: Testing Accommodations Variable: STD_RSPND_RECORD_DEVICE Description: 

STUDENT RESPONDS USING A RECORDING DEVICE, WHICH IS PLAYED BACK AND TRANSCRIBED BY THE STUDENT

Category: Testing Accommodations Variable: ENGLISH_DICTIONARY Description: 

ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Category: Testing Accommodations Variable: READ_ALOUD_ELA_PASSGES Description: 

READ ALOUD - English Language Arts (ELA) PASSAGES

Category: Testing Accommodations Variable: TEST_READ_PART_B Description: 

TEST READ PART B

Category: Testing Accommodations Variable: EXTEND_TESTING_TIME Description: 

EXTENDED TESTING TIME WITHIN THE SCHOOL DAY

Category: Testing Accommodations Variable: AUDIO Description: 

AUDIO

Category: Testing Accommodations Variable: AUDIO_AMP_DEVICE Description: 

AUDIO AMP DEVICE OR NOISE BUFFER

Category: Testing Accommodations Variable: WORD_PRCESSOR_RSPND_TST_ITEM Description: 

WORD PROCESSOR OR SIMILAR KEYBOARDING DEVICE TO RESPOND TO TEST ITEMS

Category: Testing Accommodations Variable: EXTEND_TESTING_SESSION Description: 

EXTENDED TESTING SESSION OVER MULTIPLE DAYS FOR A SINGLE DOMAIN

Category: Testing Accommodations Variable: LARGE_PRINT_PART_A Description: 

LARGE PRINT PART A

Category: Testing Accommodations Variable: MAGNIFCATN_OR_LOW_VISION_AID Description: 

MAGNIFICATION OR LOW VISION AIDS