DECA Online (e-DECA)
Screen, Assess, and Plan
You can administer the nationally standardized, reliable, and valid Devereux Early Childhood Assessment (DECA) for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers online! This web-based system allows for both teacher/caregiver and parent ratings to be entered online, it does the scoring for you, generates reports, provides strategies for both school and home settings, and stores your data in a secure database.
Already a user and need the login page? Click here.
Get to Know DECA Online (e-DECA)
- One-Pager about DECA Online
- Access Our Demo Program for a Self-Guided Tour
- Watch a 12-Minute Overview
- Watch a One-Hour Demo Webinar
We’ve partnered with Conscious Discipline! Perfect if you are using their practices and want to evaluate the impact. You’ll be able to access their strategies within our system. Learn more.
Some of the Great Features
Strategies
Our approach includes both assessing and promoting children’s protective factors. Research-based strategies are linked directly to a child’s assessment results, and can be used in both the classroom and home settings to strengthen any areas of need identified by the assessment results. Users have access to a comprehensive list of strategies that are specifically targeted to strengthen Attachment/Relationships, Initiative, and Self-Regulation. Strategies to reduce behavioral concerns are available for preschool-age children. Spanish-translated strategies are also available!
- How to Access Strategies (video)
- Sample Strategies Report (pdf)
- How to Access Spanish-translated Strategies (video)
Adult Resilience Focus
We also focus on promoting the health and well-being of all adults who parent, nurture, and/or work with young children through a focus on adult resilience. The critical connection between children’s resilience and the health and wellness of the adults in children’s lives cannot be underestimated. We began this initiative in response to the growing understanding and appreciation that promoting children’s resilience depends significantly on the resilience of who cares for them. Our e-DECA users can now complete the Devereux Adult Resilience Survey (DARS) within the system, and they can also access strategies for promoting their own resilience!
- How to Access the DARS on e-DECA (video)
- Download the DARS (pdf)– English or Spanish
- Sample Strategies Report (pdf)
Reflective Checklist for Preschool Teachers
Yet another great enhancement to the e-DECA, the Devereux Reflective Checklist for Preschool Teaching Practices! Young children’s behavior is affected by many factors, including the quality of the learning environment and the effectiveness of teaching practices. This checklist is designed to help preschool teachers reflect on and intentionally use practices that promote social and emotional health in preschoolers.
- How to Access the Checklist (video)
Head Start Alignment
Our e-DECA users can see and understand the connections between the DECA Program strategies and how they support the goals of the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework. When accessing strategies, e-DECA users will also see a PDF of this alignment tool attached to each strategy. This enhancement helps teachers/caregivers see the endless opportunities available to promote children’s social-emotional health and resilience while implementing goals from the Head Start Framework. *Feature not included if using the Conscious Discipline e-DECA version.
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Chat with Us
If you’re on the fence or just want to add a human touch, we’d love to chat with you about getting started with the DECA! Just fill out this short form and we’ll be in touch.
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- For questions related to implementation or understanding, email [email protected].
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