National Core Indicators (NCI)

The National Core Indicators (NCI) Survey is used by the California Department of Developmental Services (DDS) to assess performance in services and supports provided to people with intellectual/developmental disabilities (I/DD). The NCI survey has been used in California since 2010 as a requirement by the Welfare and Institutions Code, Section 4571 to implement a nation-wide quality assessment survey.

The survey was developed by the Human Services Research Institute and the National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services (NASDDDS) and is used in 48 states and Washington, D.C. In California, the NCI Survey is conducted by the State Council on Developmental Disabilities (SCDD).

Welfare and Institutions Code, Section 4571(h)(1) also requires regional centers to annually present the data collected from the findings of the NCI surveys at a public meeting of its governing board. You may view the previous presentations to the community below. Similarly, notices for upcoming presentations will be posted here at least 30 days in advance of any meeting. There will be sufficient opportunities for any member of the public to provide comments during this public meeting. Visit our website regularly for updates or sign up for our e-newsletter to receive updates about upcoming meetings.

2024 Notice of Public Meeting – January 16, 2024 during Board of Trustee’s Meeting

2024 Presentation:  Presentation of Child Family, Adult Family, and Family Guardian Surveys | Presentación de las Encuestas de familias con niños, familias con adultos, y tutores de familias 2021-2022

Previous Public Presentations

2023 Presentation: Presentation on Adult In-Person Survey 2020-21 | Presentación de la Encuesta Presencial de Adultos 2020-21

2022 Presentation: Presentation on Adult Family Survey19-20/Family Guardian Survey 19-20 | Presentación del Indicadores Básicos Nacionales Encuesta a las familias de adultos y Encuesta a los tutores familiares 19-20

2021 Presentation: Presentation on NCI Child Family Survey 18-19 | Presentación del Encuesta del NCI Familias/Niños 18-19

2020 Presentation: Presentation on NCI Adult In Person Survey 2017-18