Despite global interest in supporting and monitoring early childhood development (ECD),
few valid and reliable tools exist for capturing ECD at scale across cultural contexts. This
study describes the development and validation of the Caregiver Reported Early
Development Instruments (CREDI) short form, a new tool for measuring the motor, cognitive,
language, social–emotional, and mental health skills of children under age three in culturally
diverse settings. Results from 8022 children living in 17 low-, middle-, and high-income …