ChildStat Beginnings
New York City developed ChildStat in 2006 as part of a comprehensive initiative to strengthen child safety. It was adapted from the police department's CompStat process.
ChildStat is a management accountability and quality improvement process that was created to examine New York City’s child welfare outcomes. This 28-page guide describes the history, goals and core features of the approach, along with lessons learned about implementation. It also shows how ChildStat can produce changes in agency norms and practices for client- and child-serving public systems.
New York City developed ChildStat in 2006 as part of a comprehensive initiative to strengthen child safety. It was adapted from the police department's CompStat process.
The ChildStat process has 3 phases that help focus agency discussion and action on questions, such as, “How well are we engaging families?”
Senior leaders, quality improvement staff and field practice managers all participate in ChildStat.
ChildStat approaches have spawned a dramatic shift in how departments use data and support performance accountability.
The ChildStat process allows caseworkers, local practice leaders and higher level managers to understand decisions behind the case and support and improve case practice.
It takes at least one full-time staff member 10 business days to complete a review and write the case summary.
ChildStat examines system performance in child welfare agencies and emphasizes accountability and joint responsibility for all cases. It helps identify where improvements are needed using a comprehensive management accountability and quality improvement process.
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