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.
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.