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National Core Indicators Public Meeting Announcement:

Please join us on November 12, 2024 from 6:00-8:00pm as the Board of Directors host the annual National Core Indicators public meeting. This year, we will be presenting on the latest results of the 2021/2022 3 Family Survey.

Click here to view more information about this public meeting

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The Department of Developmental Services (DDS) has contracted with State Council on Developmental Disabilities (SCDD) to implement the National Core Indicator (NCI) Family Surveys for 2023-2024, and California legislation requires SCDD to conduct these Family Surveys (W&I Code 4571-4572) with individuals and families served by the Regional Centers.

The NCI Family Surveys consist of 3 different survey types:

  • Child Family Survey which is a written survey that is completed by families of a child (ages 3-17 years old) who lives in the family home.
  • Adult Family Survey which is a written survey that is completed by families of an adult (age 18 and over) who lives in the family home. 
  • Family Guardian Survey which is a written survey that is completed by families and conservators of individuals (age 18 and over) who live in a community placement.

The NCI survey is important for DDS and Regional Centers to learn about the California service delivery system, compare results with other states, and to give an opportunity to collaborate on any national initiatives. The aggregated data that results from NCI surveys are used to inform strategic planning, produce legislative reports, and prioritize quality improvement initiatives. 

To assist DDS and SCDD in this very important endeavor, consumers and their families are encouraged to participate in the NCI Family Surveys. All responses to the surveys are confidential and all identifying information such as names are not used in public reports.

View these flyers in different languages from SCDD and DDS: (English, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese)

For more information about the NCI, you may visit the following pages:  

The Department of Developmental Services: https://www.dds.ca.gov/rc/nci/ 

The CA State Counsil on Developmental Services: https://scdd.ca.gov/qap/ 

The National Core Indicators: https://www.nationalcoreindicators.org/about/  

Welfare and Institutions Code, Section 4571 mandates the Department of Developmental Services (DDS) to identify and implement a nationally validated quality assessment tool that enables DDS to monitor the performance of California's developmental disabilities service system and assess quality and performance among regional centers. The National Core Indicator (NCI) survey instrument was chosen as the quality assessment tool in 2009. NCI is a multi-state collaboration; Developmental disability agencies in forty-one states and the District of Columbia voluntarily participate in the NCI program.

This data collection effort will enable DDS to evaluate the quality and performance of the regional centers as well as California's entire developmental service system. The State Council on Developmental Disabilities (through the local Regional Offices) collects the data for this project using the NCI survey instrument. 

National Core Indicators Full Reports:

View the DDS NCI page for more details, including an informative video and user friendly reports.

As a parent, or an individual served by ELARC, you may receive a survey from the State Council on Developmental Disabilities. This survey will ask what you think about the services you receive from the developmental disabilities system. Your opinions will help improve services and supports in California.

For information on NCI results, please visit the DDS Dashboard - National Core Indicators.