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REMDI – Regional Network for the Measurement of Child Development and the Education Program at the Inter-American Dialogue invite you to a webinar exploring how countries across Latin America are strengthening the measurement of early childhood development and translating evidence into effective public policy.

Across the region, a wide variety of tools are used to assess child development. While this diversity reflects innovation and local adaptation, it also raises an important question: How can we turn different measurement approaches into a shared language that better informs policy and protects children’s rights?

The discussion will be grounded in the report Instruments and Methodologies for Assessing Early Childhood Development: A Survey in Selected Countries of Latin America, developed by UNICEF Argentina with technical authorship by Giorgina Garibotto. Although the measurement landscape continues to evolve, the study offers an essential foundation for understanding where the region stands today and where it may be headed.

The Evidence in Motion webinar invites participants to look beyond the technical instrument and focuses on the challenges of implementation and management. The discussion will address three key dimensions of measurement:

• Nominal measurement: To guarantee individual rights.
• Population-level measurement: To inform large-scale policy and strategy design.
• Intermediate states: As spaces for transition and methodological learning.

Join us on Wednesday, March 25, from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM ET to learn about concrete experiences in early childhood measurement in Argentina, Mexico, El Salvador, and the Dominican Republic, as well as contextual challenges. 

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We invite participants to submit their questions through Zoom’s Q&A feature or by emailing education@thedialogue.org.

This event will be held in Spanish.

SPEAKERS

LORENA RIVERA

Coordinator, REMDI – Regional Network for the Measurement of Child Development

GIORGINA GARIBOTTO

Director of the Knowledge Management and Generation Division, National Directorate of Social Development, Ministry of Social Development (MIDES), Uruguay

RUTH ARGELIA VÁZQUEZ SALAS

Researcher, Center for Population Health Research, National Institute of Public Health of Mexico

ÁNGELA CONSTANZA JEREZ TRUJILLO

National Coordinator of NiñezYA, member of Somos Crianza

MARÍA ELENA VALDEZ

Child Development Monitoring Officer, National Institute for Comprehensive Early Childhood Care (INAIPI), Dominican Republic 

JULIA ANCIOLA

Health Officer, UNICEF Argentina 

XOCHTL SANDOVAL

Director, National Institute of Health of El Salvador

VIVIANA FERNÁNDEZ

Director of social investment, United Way Colombia

MICAELA FINOLI

Research Associate, Education Program, Inter-American Dialogue

DOWNLOAD THE PRESENTATIONS (in Spanish):

– Introduction to REMDI, Lorena Rivera, Coordinator, REMDI – Regional Network for the Measurement of Child Development

– Instruments and Methodologies for Assessing Early Childhood Development, Giorgina Garibotto, Ministry of Social Development (MIDES), Uruguay

WATCH THE RECORDING HERE (in Spanish):