Vulnerable Children & Adults Final 10-15-09 - 2.1 - Timely Monitoring Visits Licensed Facilities

2.1 - Timely Monitoring Visits Licensed Facilities

Are child care facilities monitored within the established time frame?

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Data Notes
Data Source:	State Automated Child Welfare Information System (SACWIS), known in Washington as FamLink.
Measure Definition:	Percent of monitoring visits done on time, where on time is at 85 percent.
Link to Agency Strategic Plan:	2009-2013 Strategic Plan.
Notes: (optional)	Data is from the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2009 (April 1-June 30).

Early in the third quarter of fiscal year 2009, both Children's Administration and the Department of Early Learning transitioned from the CAMIS system to the FAMLINK system. Just prior to the transtion, historical data was converted from CAMIS to FAMLINK.
DEL believes its licensors have completed their monitoring visits on time at or around the same rate as before the conversion (January 28, 2009). Many cases are appearing to be extensively overdue due monitoring visit dates which did not convert to FAMLINK. This is explored more in depth in the Extended Analysis.
With reliable data, the Department of Early Learning (DEL) believes using an “on-time” measurement for monitoring visits is an effective way to identify needed improvement.

Monitoring Policy