PRIDI 2013 Fact Sheet

Long title
Programa Regional de Indicadores de Desarrollo Infantil
Frequency of data collection
Irregular
Previous cycles
2013
Schedule
  • February–December 2011: framework and instrument development
  • May–July 2012: field test
  • June–October 2013: data collection
  • December 2014: release of international reports and database
Objectives

As a first comparative data initiative on child development in Latin America, the study aims to enrich regional policy dialogue and comparisons on early childhood development (ECD) by providing indicators on children’s abilities and their family situations.

Assessment domain(s)
  • Cognition
  • Language and communication
  • Socio-emotional development
  • Motor skills
Study framework (summary)

Child development

  • Cognition
  • Language and communication
  • Socio-emotional development
  • Motor skills

 

Background

  • National and regional contexts
  • Household contexts
  • Children’s characteristics
  • Characteristics and attitudes of parents or guardians

 

    The conceptual framework recognizes child development as a holistic and integrated process that encompasses any number of domains; the four above were chosen on the basis of operational considerations.

    Participating entities

    Number

    4 countries (Latin American countries)

     

    List

    Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru

    Target population and sample (summary)

    Target population (children)

    • Children ages 2 to 4

     

    Sample (children)

    • 7,710 children in 4 countries
    Data collection techniques and instruments (summary)

    Child development test

    Guided by a test administrator, one of two possible child development tests (differing in degree of difficulty) was administered in the domains mentioned above:

    • Test A for children under 42 months of age
    • Test B for those 42 months of age or older

     

    Contextual Information

    • Interview with parents or guardians about the
      • Child and
      • Household
    • Household observation
    • Measurement of child’s height
    Initiator
    Study director(s)
    Contact

    Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)

    1300 New York Ave NW

    Washington, DC 20577

    USA

    Tel. +1 202 623 1000

    education@iadb.org

     

    IEA Hamburg

    Überseering 27
    22297 Hamburg
    Germany

    Tel. +49 40 48500 500
    Fax +49 40 48500 501

    E-mail pridi@iea-dpc.de