| Country context | Year/s | Respondent/s | Method | Data collection purpose | Sample |
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Brazil | Occupies a large area on the eastern coast of South America. In 2017, population was approx. 209,000 and GNI was USD8600 per capita. | 2015 | Preschool teachers | Pen and paper | Adaptation of the eHCI for the Brazilian context [16] | Children from one city in Southwest Brazil |
China | In East Asia, the world’s most populous country. In 2017, population was approx. 1.4 billion and GNI was USD8690 per capita. | 2015/16 | Preschool teachers and caregivers | Pen and paper | Evaluate inequality in children’s outcomes across population groups [17] | Children from two provinces across Northern China |
Kiribati | Comprised of 33 coral atolls and isles in the Central Pacific. In 2017, population was approx. 116,000 and GNI was USD3010 per capita. | 2017 | Preschool teachers and caregivers | Tablet | National baseline of child development to guide policy and programs [14] | Population; aimed to collect data for all children aged 3–5 years nationally |
Lao PDR | A landlocked country in the Southeast of Asia. In 2017, population was approx. 6.9 million and GNI was USD2270 per capita. | 2015/16 | Caregivers | Tablet | Baseline data for an RCT designed to support children’s early development [12] | Children from five provinces across Northern Lao PDR |
Samoa | Comprised of 2 main islands in the South Pacific. In 2017, population was approx. 196,000 and GNI was USD4090 per capita. | 2016 | Preschool teachers and caregivers | Tablet | National baseline of child development to guide policy and programs [13] | Population; aimed to collect data for all children aged 3–5 years nationally |
Tonga | An archipelago of more than 170 South Pacific islands (36 inhabited). In 2017, population was approx. 108,000 and GNI was USD4010 per capita. | 2013/14 | Preschool teachers and caregivers | Pen and paper | Baseline data for an RCT designed to support children’s school readiness [10] | Population; aimed to collect data for all children aged 3–5 years nationally |
Tuvalu | An island country in the South Pacific, comprising 9 small islands. In 2017, population was approx. 11,000 and GNI was USD4970 per capita. | 2015 | Preschool teachers and caregivers | Pen and paper | National baseline of child development to guide policy and programs [15] | Population; aimed to collect data for all children aged 3–5 years nationally |