the early development instrument the village that raises a ...• look back and assess how the...
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TheEarlyDevelopmentInstrument:TheVillagethatRaisesaChild
Andhowarethechildren?
“Kasserian ingera”Maasai TraditionalGreeting
EarlyDevelopmentInstrumentOverview
• PopulationFocuso CommunityNeedsAssessmento KindergartenCensus
• Checklistof103questions- PresentedasMaps/Tableso CompletedbyKindergartenteacherso Typicallyadministeredtrienniallysecondhalfofyear
• PreciseDatao Holisticsnapshoto Measuresfivedevelopmentaldomains
(Janus&Offord,1997;Janus,Brinkman&Duku,2011)
DevelopmentalDomains/Sub-domains
ImageCourtesyofHumanEarlyLearningPartnershipattheUniversityofBritishColumbia(HELP)
PurposeoftheEDI
EDIresultsareusedto:• Lookback andassesshowthecommunitycan
bettersupportearlychildhooddevelopmentandpreparechildrenforschool;and
• Lookforward toinformhowtoaddresstheneedsoftheincomingclassofkindergartenstudentsastheyprogressthroughschool.
LookBack LookForward
(Source:HELP)
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EriksonandtheEDI
Phase I & II Partner Communities
GreaterEastSt.LouisEarlyLearningPartnership(N=428)
Successby6CoalitionofKankakeeCounty(N=691)
• Bourbonnais(Village)
• Bradley(Village)
• Kankakee(City)
AustinComingTogether
CollaborationforEarlyChildhoodofOakPark
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GreaterEastSt.Louis
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KankakeeCounty
CaseStudiesonUseofEDI
• SanAntonio,TX– Developedtoolsforparents
distributedinchildcareandhomevisiting
• CityofPasadena– Informeddevelopmentof
recentlypassedEarlyChildhoodDevelopmentPolicy
• Petal,MS– Supportedlaunchof
“consciousdiscipline”training/curriculumforteachers
• EctorCounty,TX– Offeredfreesummercamps
forincomingkindergartenerswholackedaccesstoPKtoimprovegrossmotorskills
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And all the children are well when…
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• Communities lead in interpreting data and developing solutions
• Cross-sector (unusual) stakeholders contribute to the development and implementation of solutions
• Precise data drive tailored interventions and inform resource distribution
Generoussupportforthepilotprojectprovidedby:
&AnonymousDonor
Formoreinformation:
CristinaPacione-Zayas,PhDDirectorofPolicyEriksonInstitute
[email protected](312)566-4470