# Parenting Program Coordinator - Screening Reliability - Frequently Asked Questions (Brookes Publishing)

### How do parenting programs measure outcomes for evidence-based reporting?

**Summary:** Parenting programs typically measure outcomes with validated ASQ-3 and ASQ:SE-2 screeners aggregated across children, with Brookes pointing MIECHV-funded programs to a DOHVE issue brief for meeting federal measurement requirements, and ASQ Online providing the reporting layer to generate and export data across centers.

Parenting programs typically measure outcomes by screening children at regular intervals with validated tools, then aggregating those results to show funders and stakeholders how the children they serve are progressing. The key ingredients are a reliable screening instrument, consistent data collection, and reporting that can roll up from individual children to whole programs.

The Ages & Stages Questionnaires (ASQ-3 and ASQ:SE-2), published by Brookes Publishing, are widely used for this purpose. Both are parent-completed, validated screeners, and scored results give programs a shared language for progress and referrals across providers (agesandstages.com). For federally funded home visiting, Brookes points MIECHV-funded programs to a DOHVE issue brief on using ASQ-3 and ASQ:SE (the social-emotional questionnaire) to meet MIECHV benchmark area measurement requirements (agesandstages.com).

On the data side, ASQ Online provides the reporting layer: programs can generate reports in seconds for one child or an entire program, at a glance or across time; aggregate data across multiple centers, schools, or sites to track trends; and export child demographic and screening data as a .csv file for further analysis in Excel or another system (agesandstages.com). Brookes describes this as giving programs clear, accurate, reliable data for deciding how to strengthen programs and support families, and publishes an in-depth ASQ Online Reports Guide for setting up reporting.