Amany R Keruakous, Inemesit Akpan, Michael Chahin, Aghapy Kirolos, Mai Keruakous
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Frontiers in public health
last 15 years seen explosion measurement tools assessing development young children low middle income countries paper builds contributes literature identifying core set caregiverreport items core set direct assessment items measure key developmental domains children aged 46 4883 months demonstrate adequate psychometric properties across diverse contexts first age group authors knowledge data harmonized previous early childhood measurement efforts 12 countries used base measurement tool data analyses yielded 20 caregiver report items 84 child direct assessment items grouped 16 tasks show strong itemlevel statistics across countries cover domains early literacy early numeracy executive functioning socialemotional competencies next steps include adding data items measurement tools analytical framework field testing across number contexts early childhood measurement efforts vision resulting core sets items along guidance data collection management analysis serve global public goods present starting point linking across different early childhood measurement tools children aged 46 ii increase quality across measurement efforts iii facilitate scale early childhood measurement supplemented items capture local contexts measurement needs core sets items help advance understanding universal contextspecific factors underlie child development thus help policymakers make decisions ensure children receive quality early childhood care education need order reach full potential