International use of the Early Development Instrument

The Early Development Index (EDI) was originally developed as a population based measure at The Offord Centre at McMasters University, Toronto, Canada.

The EDI has been successfully adapted and piloted in many countries including:

• Australia
• Canada
• Chile
• Egypt
• England
• Holland
• Jamaica
• Kenya
• Kosovo
• Mexico
• Moldova
• Mozambique
• New Zealand
• USA

Canada and the EDI

The EDI is collected across many Canadian jurisdictions, including: British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland, Quebec, and the Yukon.

• Human Early Learning Partnership, University of British Columbia, Canada
• Healthy Child Manitoba, Canada
• Alberta Education Early Childhood Development Mapping Initiative
• Ontario Ministry of Children and Youth Services

Other international implementations of the EDI

• The Center for Healthier Children and families, University of California, USA
• Transforming Early Childhood Community Systems (TECCS), USA
• The Scottish Collaboration for Public Health Research and Policy (SCPHRP), University of Strathclyde and East Lothian Council EDI pilot