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Table 2 Data collection contexts and procedures

From: Measuring early childhood development in multiple contexts: the internal factor structure and reliability of the early Human Capability Index in seven low and middle income countries

 

Country context

Year/s

Respondent/s

Method

Data collection purpose

Sample

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

  1. Note. GNI Gross National Income, RCT Randomized Control Trial. Population and Gross National Income figures sourced from World Bank [23]