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Iowa Child Care Data Dashboard User Guide

The this user guide explains how to navigate Iowa’s Power BI dashboards that display statewide data on child care supply, demand, and vacancies.

Published Year: 2024

This guide walks users through the features of Iowa Child Care Connect’s interactive dashboards, which include real-time visualizations of vacancies, provider supply, and child care demand across counties and program types.

It covers key Power BI functions such as filtering, tooltips, and cross-filtering between visuals, as well as how to interpret charts, tables, and maps. The guide also provides definitions for terms like IQ4K®, operational capacity, and CCA, helping users make informed decisions when exploring gaps in access and evaluating care options.

Iowa Child Care Data Dashboards One-Pager

This one-pager introduces Iowa’s Child Care Data Dashboards, which provide near real-time insights into child care supply, demand, and vacancies to support data-informed planning across the state.