Tuesday, November 15,2022

The Regional Network to Measure Early Childhood Development (REMDI), with the support of the Inter-American Dialogue, last Tuesday  November 15 held the online event : The application of instruments to measure child development during the pandemic: Challenges and lessons learned

Since 2019 the Regional Network to Measure Early Childhood Development (REMDI) has been working to promote the exchange of experiences and knowledge on issues related to the measurement of child development in the region. Following the REMDI’s mission of promoting knowledge exchange in evaluation efforts, this webinar explains the challenges faced and the lessons learned by Latin American countries when implementing instruments for measuring child development in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic. 

Measuring early childhood development has a strategic role in the early childhood agenda. Latin America and the Caribbean have made significant progress on the subject and have relevant experiences. However, during the pandemic, measuring early childhood development became even more crucial to be able to, among other things, define preventive actions associated with the setbacks caused by confinement.

Participants:

• Ariel Fiszbein, Director, Education Program, Inter-American Dialogue, 
• Giorgina Garibotto, Director of Management and Knowledge Generation Division of Uruguay Crece Contigo in the Ministry of Social Development (MIDES), Uruguay
• Yannig Dussart, Early Childhood Development Manager, UNICEF Regional Office of Latin America and the Caribbean
• Laura V. Sánchez-Vincitore, Director, Neurocognition and Psychophysiology Laboratory, Ibero-American University
• María Elena Valdez, Child Development Assessment Technician, National Institute for Comprehensive Early Childhood Care (INAIPI)
• Laura Feliza Vélez Medina, Deputy Director, Technical Management for Early Childhood Care, Colombian Family Welfare Institute
• Nisme Yurany Pineda Báez, Advisor, Directorate of Early Childhood at the Ministry of National Education of Colombia
• Argelia Vázquez Salas, Researcher, Mexico’s National Institute of Public Health (INSP)
• Nicole Garay Unjidos, Head of the National Office Chile Crece Contigo, Department of Vital Cycle, Division of Prevention and Control of Diseases, Ministry of Health of Chile
• Jeanet Leguas, Chile Crece Contigo, Ministry of Social Development and Family, Chile
• Sesangari Ortiz Head of the Department of Institutional Monitoring for Early Childhood Issues, Executive Secretariat of SIPINNA, Mexico.

Ver: Event Recording

In this private REMDI meeting Colombia, Mexico and Uruguay presented their experiences in measuring child development in health services and/or early childhood education centers.

The intention of the space was to create a dynamic discussion where colleagues from the participating countries could ask technical questions on the subject.  

Watch > Recording