Lynn E. Cohen and Dana E. Friedman have published a book chapter titled The Early Development Instrument: A Bioecological View of School Readiness. The chapter appears in the Rethinking Readiness in Early Childhood Education: Implications for Policy and Practice. The chapter presents EDI data from two areas in New York state—Long Island and Westbury— to highlight how the instrument can lead to connections and reciprocity across the various systems of Bronfenbrenner’s ecological model.

The chapter is available online through Google Books.

The City of Pasadena has released its Early Child Development Policy which includes EDI data mapped in relationship to the neighbourhood conditions in which children live. The report outlines a vision and plan for Pasadena to bring direction and a comprehensive approach to the city’s early childhood policy and services. City council has adopted the report, which shows how at a municipal level the EDI can be used to drive new city-level policies, investment, and infrastructure.

Read the full report online.

The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving has released the results of a pilot EDI implementation in Hartford and West Hartford, Connecticut. The pilot is the first ever implementation of the EDI in Connecticut and was guided by the UCLA Center for Healthier Families, Children and Communities.

You can download the report of the EDI in Hartford and West Hartford here. The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving has also created interactive maps to accompany the reports and provide contextual data.

Combined EDI and KPS data from Brant county in Ontario suggests that parental care during the first year of life is associated with better child development on some, but not all, developmental domains among kindergarten children. The study, authored by Anca Gaston, Sarah A. Edwards, and Jo Ann Tober was published in the International Journal of Child, Youth, & Family Studies.

The abstract is available online.