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NCEDL Spotlights 8

National Center for Early Development and Learning
March
1999
Decision Matrix

This decision-making model is designed to let decision-makers/policy analysts weigh the pros and cons of various policy options for a public issue such as child care quality. The matrix allows users to compare strategies in terms of desirability and feasibility factors such as cost, personnel needs, track record, and so on. Users enter "pluses" and "minuses" per strategy across the continuum of considerations related to policy implementation. The purpose of using such a tool is to slow and inform the "rush to judgment" so often associated with policy change.