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With the importance of early childhood development more recognized by the international society, low-cost and cross-culturally comparable measures of early childhood development is in great demand, both in China and worldwide. In this study, we aim to test the psychometrics of the Chinese version of The Early Human Capability Index (eHCI), which is designed as a measurement for school readiness in large population.
Children who attended playgroup had better development at school entry relative to those who had not attended playgroup
These results show that a word gap related to maternal education is not apparent up to twelve months of age
Findings support the aims of the early Human Capability Index in being adaptable and applicable for use within a range of low and middle income countries
Overall, temperament had small associations with cognitive and academic outcomes after accounting for parenting and confounders
Results indicate that early childhood education is beneficial for children's early development
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