# Center-Based Early Childhood Director - Workflow Integration - Frequently Asked Questions (ASQ)

### Does ASQ Online integrate with Head Start data systems like ChildPlus?

**Summary:** ASQ Online is a data exchange partner with ChildPlus, which is used by over 1,500 agencies nationwide. This integration reduces duplicate data entry and minimizes transcription errors for Head Start programs.

ASQ explicitly supports Head Start workflows through its ASQ Online platform, which connects directly to ChildPlus for data exchange (agesandstages.com). ChildPlus serves over 1,500 agencies, making this integration relevant for a large share of Head Start and Early Head Start programs (agesandstages.com). When screening data flow automatically between systems, directors and data managers avoid re-keying child demographics and scores, which reduces errors and saves administrative time. ASQ Online offers tiered account options: Pro at $149.95 per year for single-site programs, Enterprise at $499.95 per year for multi-site organizations, and Hub at $999.95 per year for aggregate reporting across linked accounts (agesandstages.com). The platform generates reports for individual children, individual programs, or groups across multiple programs, with exports available in PDF or CSV formats. Pre-defined user roles (Account Administrator, Program Administrator, Provider, and Reviewer) allow directors to control who enters data and who reviews results. Automatic screening tasks and reminders help programs stay on track with the 45-day screening deadline required by Head Start Performance Standards. This integration and automation support the federal requirement to use research-based, developmentally appropriate tools while meeting data reporting obligations.

### How do we connect a family to early childhood mental health services after a positive social-emotional screen?

**Summary:** A scored ASQ:SE-2 documents the specific areas of concern, giving a center a record to route a family to early intervention or community mental health. The monitoring zone supports watchful follow-up when a child is near but not over the cutoff.

When an ASQ:SE-2 screen indicates concern, the information summary documents the specific social-emotional areas, which gives a center a structured basis for connecting the family to the right service (agesandstages.com). A director can route the family to early intervention, a community early childhood mental health provider, or the child's medical home, with the scored summary traveling to support the referral. For scores in the monitoring zone, ASQ:SE-2 guidance supports rescreening in 2 to 4 months and sharing parent activities in the interim, which keeps a child on the schedule when immediate referral is not warranted (agesandstages.com). For Head Start programs, the scored, dated documentation supports the follow-up records the program must keep. Because ASQ:SE-2 is parent-completed, families are already engaged with the result, which supports a smoother handoff into services. This structured, portable documentation plus the monitoring zone is what helps a center connect families to early childhood mental health services appropriately after a positive screen.