Table 1.

Early Child Development Index Questions, Development Domains, and Criteria for “on-track” development

Domain	Questions	Criteria for development “on track”
Literacy/numeracy	Child can identify/name at least 10 letters of the alphabet?	On track if at least 2 are true.
	Child can read at least 4 simple, popular words?
	Child knows the name and recognizes the symbol of all numbers from 1 to 10?
Physical	Child can pick up a small object with 2 fingers, like a stick or a rock from the ground?	On track if at least 1 is true
	Child is not sometimes too sick to play.
Social Emotional	Child gets along well with other children.	On track if at least 2 are true.
	Child does not hit, kick or bite other children
	Child does not get distracted easily.
Approaches to Learning	Child follows simple directions on how to do something correctly.	On track if at least 1 is true
	When given something to do, child is able to do it independently.
Total ECDI		Percentage of children on track in 3/4 domains.