Tip Sheet: Five Data Essentials for EI Enrollment

A strong enrollment process is the foundation for everything that follows. Use this tip sheet to capture the right information the moment a Deaf or hard of hearing child enters your birth-to-three program. It walks through five essentials: complete demographics; referral and service history; a communication and language baseline; hearing technology details from day one; and the family's own priorities in their words. Staff closest to the family gather the details, and directors make sure it reaches program tracking. Use it to understand each child and family, measure real progress, and meet reporting needs.