Data
Data is important in understanding how children and families are faring, and in assessing how and whether initiatives are moving the needle in a positive direction. Below are key indicators of early childhood health and well-being we recommend tracking to measure our progress in improving the lives of children and families, to ensure they are thriving and able to meet their full potential. These data points are available through the national KIDS COUNT Data Center, a project of the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Indicators for Maine are updated and maintained by the Maine Children's Alliance.
Education and Learning
- Education & Learning - Families Served by the Maine Families Home Visiting Program
- Education & Learning - Public Preschool Enrollment
- Education & Learning - Number of Child Care Sites
- Education & Learning - Percent of Child Care Sites that are High Quality
- Education & Learning - 4th Graders Reading Proficiently
Physical and Mental Health
- Birth Data - Prenatal Care in the First Trimester
- Birth Data - Preterm Births
- Birth Data - Low Birthweight Births
- Birth Data - Infant Mortality
- Birth Data - Births to Teenage Mothers
- Health Insurance - Children Without Insurance
- Health Insurance - Children Participating in MaineCare
- Health Insurance - Births with MaineCare
- Heath - Children Who Have Had Adverse Childhood Experiences
- Health - Lead Screenings
- Health - Lead Poisoning
- Health - Developmental Screenings
- Health - Immunizations
- Health - Child Maltreatment
Social and Economic Well-Being
- Family Economic Well-Being - Children in Poverty (ages 0-5)
- Family Economic Well-Being - Children in Poverty (ages 6-17)
- Family Economic Well-Being - Children in Poverty (under age 18), County Level
- Family Economic Supports - Children Receiving SNAP
- Family Economic Supports - Children Receiving TANF
- Family Economic Supports - Economically Disadvantaged Students
Child Demographics
- Demographics - Children Ages 0-4 and 5-11 by Race
- Demographics - Children Ages 0-8 in Single Year