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DRDP Online
DRDP Online, a secure cloud application, is provided free of charge to (1) California Department of Social Services (CDSS) Child Care and Development Division (CCDD)-funded programs, (2) California Department of Education (CDE), Early Education Division (EED)-funded programs, (3) California Head Start programs, (4) California School Districts and County Offices of Education, (5) California Tribal Child Care and Development Fund Child Care and (6) Programs participating in Quality Counts CA. CDSS and EED-funded agencies must use the DRDP Online to obtain psychometrically valid reports.
The use of DRDP Online will also meet the record retention requirement. This means no paper copies of the instrument are required for individual children when assessment data is stored in DRDP Online. For agencies that use commercial vendors, an Excel format has been provided to upload data into DRDP Online to take advantage of the psychometrically valid report functions.
Some vendors utilize the Excel DRDP template, but unless the data is uploaded into DRDP Online, the reports yielded are not the DRDP Online psychometrically valid reports.
To meet the requirement above, one must demonstrate the following:
- That a DRDP Online account has been created
- That data has been uploaded into DRDP Online
- DRDP Online has generated psychometrically valid reports (Child and Group Domain Report)
Using an Excel DRDP template shows that data has been downloaded from a system other than DRDP Online but does not constitute psychometrically valid reports. Data input into DRDP Online meets the data retention requirements, including data used to generate psychometrically valid reports. Currently, no other data system has the DRDP psychometrically valid reports.
DRDP Online Roles and Permissions PDF | Funciones y permisos de DRDP Online PDF
Review to determine DRDP Online roles and permissions.
Upload Users
User Upload Template XLSX — Upload and import user information. The template requires. The XLSX format can be uploaded using the Info tab. Directions are updated. If uploading multiple roles (e.g., teacher and teacher of record) and various sites, make sure to separate the roles/sites with the pipe character |
DRDP Online Roles and Permissions — Use to determine roles and permissions.
Upload Class
Upload Class Template XLSX— Use this template to upload a class.
Upload Child Demographics or Ratings
- DRDP (2025) All Instrument Child Upload Template (updated July 2025) XLSX —Use this DRDP (2025) template for demographic uploads.
Users can upload children with any age/grade level view. The upload template includes these features:
- All ratings for any view are accepted.
- Validations are in place to differentiate each view, so measures for the selected view still need to be completed to lock.
- Reports reflect additional measures when completed.
- When uploading, users can edit the file directly in the system, rather than updating the Excel file and re-uploading it.
- Additional uploaded measures are displayed on the rating page for users to view or edit when necessary. (An asterisk is next to extra measures on the rating sheet.)
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DRDP Online Tutorials for Administrators
Coming soon!
Standard Rating Period Date Ranges 2025-2026
The lead agency administrator has the ability to edit default dates within the minimum and maximum windows.
Current rating period default dates:
| Rating Period | Default Start Date | Default End Date | Minimum Date | Maximum Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer 2025 | 6/1/2025 | 8/18/2025 | 4/1/2025 | 8/31/2025 |
| Fall 2025 | 8/19/2025 | 11/12/2025 | 7/1/2025 | 12/31/2025 |
| Winter 2025-26 | 11/13/2025 | 2/28/2026 | 11/1/2025 | 3/31/2026 |
| Spring 2026 | 3/1/2026 | 5/31/2026 | 1/1/2026 | 6/30/2026 |
| Summer 2026 | 6/1/2026 | 8/31/2026 | 4/1/2026 | 8/31/2026 |
Only raw rating reports will be available in the Fall 2025 and Winter 2025-26. In Spring 2026, the field study will be complete, and scaled scores will be available. WestEd will re-run all reports so that scaled scores reports for fall, winter, and spring will be available in time for program self-evaluations.
Reports Available in Fall 2025 and Winter 2025-26
Class Planning Report Preschool–Transitional Kindergarten (PTK)
The Class Planning Report (PTK) allows users to select a rating period and a classroom to generate a raw score report by measure for all the children in the classroom. The report will not include scaled scores for these children until the reports are rerun in Spring 2026. View a sample Class Planning Report Preschool–Transitional Kindergarten (PTK).
2025 Parent Progress Report
The Parent Progress Report will be a raw score report showing children's ratings for each measure. This report may be used for parent conferences. In Spring 2026, reports will be rerun to include graphics and descriptors to show the child’s rating and additional descriptive information about their progress over the year. View a sample 2025 Parent Progress Report.
2025 Group Detail Report
The Group Detail Report for 2025 will show all raw scores by percentage and count for the selected group within the current year (to date). The group may be for all children or filtered using specific criteria. Domain-scaled scores will not show until reports are rerun in Spring 2026. View a sample 2025 Group Detail Report.