Table 1 Early Child Development Index Questions, Development Domains, and Criteria for “on-track” development
Domain | Questions | Criteria for development “on track” |
|---|---|---|
Literacy/numeracy | Child can identify/name at least 10 letters of the alphabet? | On track if at least 2 are true. |
Child can read at least 4 simple, popular words? | ||
Child knows the name and recognizes the symbol of all numbers from 1 to 10? | ||
Physical | Child can pick up a small object with 2 fingers, like a stick or a rock from the ground? | On track if at least 1 is true |
Child is not sometimes too sick to play. | ||
Social Emotional | Child gets along well with other children. | On track if at least 2 are true. |
Child does not hit, kick or bite other children | ||
Child does not get distracted easily. | ||
Approaches to Learning | Child follows simple directions on how to do something correctly. | On track if at least 1 is true |
When given something to do, child is able to do it independently. | ||
Total ECDI | Percentage of children on track in 3/4 domains. |