ECD Measurement

To see a full list of related work please see the AIM-ECD and Teach ECE pages.

Validity Evidence for an ECE Classroom Observation Tool [PDF] (June 19, 2024): explores reliability and validity evidence as measured by an ECE classroom observation tool across five low- and middle-income countries.
Measuring Early Childhood Development Among 4-6 Year Olds: The Identification of Psychometrically Robust Items Across Diverse Contexts [PDF] (February 2021): analyzes data from 12 low- and middle-income countries to present comparable robust psychometric properties to foster improvements in early learning programs and policies.

From data to action: A validation study of an early childhood education measurement tool (September 24, 2024)
Four questions to answer before selecting an early childhood development measure (February 8, 2023)
Getting it right by measuring it right: New global tools for measuring child development in the preschool years (January 25, 2023)
Investing in Liberia’s human capital through early childhood education (December 6, 2022)
Morocco's experience in ensuring quality preschool education (September 21, 2022)
Measurement: The missing puzzle piece in early childhood education in North Macedonia (March 22, 2022)
Scaling up quality early childhood education: What gets measured gets done (June 11, 2021)
Measuring early childhood outcomes comparably across countries without sacrificing local relevance: can it be done? (February 23, 2021)
The importance of monitoring the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on young children and their families (August 11, 2020)

Guiding Questions for Choosing the Right Tools to Measure Early Childhood Outcomes : Why, What, Who, and How [PDF] (February 2022): walks through the why, who, what, and how questions that must be considered prior to selecting tools for measuring ECD outcomes. Users should document their responses at each step to collate the information needed to identify and select an appropriate ECD measurement tool.