scholarly journals A Toolkit for Measuring Early Childhood Development in Low and Middle-Income Countries

10.1596/29000 ◽  
2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lia C. H. Fernald ◽  
Elizabeth Prado ◽  
Patricia Kariger ◽  
Abbie Raikes
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Development ◽  
Childhood Development ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Low And Middle Income

scholarly journals Exploring the Associations between Early Childhood Development Outcomes and Ecological Country-Level Factors across Low- and Middle-Income Countries

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (7) ◽  
pp. 3340
Author(s):  
Kasim Allel ◽  
Gerard Abou Jaoude ◽  
Stavros Poupakis ◽  
Neha Batura ◽  
Jolene Skordis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Development ◽  
National Level ◽  
Childhood Development ◽  
Multivariate Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Country Level ◽  
Low And Middle Income ◽  
At Home

A poor start in life shapes children’s development over the life-course. Children from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are exposed to low levels of early stimulation, greater socioeconomic deprivation and persistent environmental and health challenges. Nevertheless, little is known about country-specific factors affecting early childhood development (ECD) in LMICs. Using data from 68 LMICs collected as part of the Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys between 2010 and 2018, along with other publicly available data sources, we employed a multivariate linear regression analysis at a national level to assess the association between the average Early Childhood Development Index (ECDI) in children aged 3–5 and country-level ecological characteristics: early learning and nurturing care and socioeconomic and health indicators. Our results show that upper-middle-income country status, attendance at early childhood education (ECE) programs and the availability of books at home are positively associated with a higher ECDI. Conversely, the prevalence of low birthweight and high under-5 and maternal mortality are negatively associated with ECDI nationally. On average, LMICs with inadequate stimulation at home, higher mortality rates and without mandatory ECE programs are at greater risks of poorer ECDI. Investment in early-year interventions to improve nurturing care and ECD outcomes is essential for achieving Sustainable Development Goals.

Family Care Behaviors and Early Childhood Development in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (11) ◽  
pp. 3036-3044 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward A. Frongillo ◽  
Shibani Kulkarni ◽  
Sulochana Basnet ◽  
Filipa de Castro
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Development ◽  
Family Care ◽  
Childhood Development ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Low And Middle Income

scholarly journals Reliability and validity of the Caregiver Reported Early Development Instruments (CREDI) in impoverished regions of China

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying Li ◽  
Lei Tang ◽  
Yu Bai ◽  
Shuhang Zhao ◽  
Yaojiang Shi
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Development ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Early Childhood Development ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Childhood Development ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Low And Middle Income

Abstract Background There is a great need in low- and middle- income countries for sound qualitative and monitoring tools assessing early childhood development outcomes. Although there are many instruments to measure the developmental status of infants and toddlers, their use in large scale studies is still limited because of high costs in both time and money. The Caregiver Reported Early Development Instruments (CREDI), however, were designed to serve as a population-level measure of early childhood development for children from birth to age three, and have been used in 17 low- and middle-income countries. This study aimed to examine the reliability and validity of the CREDI in China, which is still unknown. Methods The CREDI and the ASQ-3 was administered to a sample of 946 children aged 5–36 months from urban and rural communities, in which 248 children was administered with Bayley-III. Results The internal consistency of the CREDI was high, which indicates that the scale internal consistency reliability is quite good. The results also indicated that the concurrent validity of the CREDI with the Bayley-III scale was high in general. Ordinary least squares regression showed that the CREDI is highly consistent with previous widely used instruments in some key predictors (such as the home stimulation) of early childhood development level. Conclusions All the results in the current study indicate that the CREDI may be considered an appropriate instrument to measure early childhood development status on a large scale in impoverished regions of China.

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