NCI Quality Assessments

Join us for a special presentation National Core Indicator (NCI) In-Person Survey Results FY 2022-23

The National Core Indicator (NCI) Survey is used by many states to assess how services are working.
This meeting will provide information about families’ experiences with regional centers and vendored services.

The Family Surveys help improve services for children and adults receiving services from regional centers.
To learn more about the survey visit, https://rebrand.ly/NCIReport

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Zoom link: https://rebrand.ly/NCINov25

Learn more about the National Core Indicators at www.dds.ca.gov/rc/nci/

The National Core Indicators (NCI) Survey gives individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities (I/DD) and their families the opportunity to voluntarily and confidentially participate in surveys to share their experiences on access to and use of regional center and community services.

• Survey responses help California learn how it is doing compared to other states.
• Survey responses help the regional centers see what they are doing well and what they can improve.

For more information visit the DDS website: National Core Indicators – CA Department of Developmental Services

The National Core Indicators (NCI) Survey is a survey used by many states, including California, to assess the outcomes of services provided to individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities and their families.

There are four types of NCI surveys in California: the Adult In-Person Survey, Child Family Survey, Adult Family Survey, and Family Guardian Survey.

Participants are individuals with developmental disabilities and their families who receive at least one service (not including service coordination) from a California regional center. Participation is voluntary and the answers are confidential. The survey is administered in person or by mail, with the in-person interviews taking less than 1 hour. The survey results are analyzed by the Human Services Research Institute (HSRI) and used to improve services and make policy decisions.

NCI surveys are used by 42 state developmental disability agencies including the District of Columbia. 400 people are chosen from each regional center for the survey based on mathematical calculations for a representative sample of the population.