The demographic characteristics of development of kindergarten children from a large-scale parent perspective

The Kindergarten Children Development Assessment by Parent Evaluation (KCDAPE), comprised as a part of the Kindergarten Education Screening Initiative in Guangxi (KESIG), is a structured questionnaire for comprehensive evaluation of kindergarten children development ranging from physical health to psychological development. Three versions of checklists (The 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade version with 165-,174-, and 179-items respectively) are developed to document parents’ perceptions of their children’s strengths and weaknesses in developmental and skill-related areas (see table 2). Each version consists of 5 subtests namely physical, cognitive, emotional, linguistic and artistic development respectively. Five options for each item are available from 1 (completely disagree) to 5 (completely Agree) for all checklists. A lower score represents elevated problematic behavior and potential developmental delay. Misinterpreted questions are corrected. The questionnaire allows for an extensive assessment of children’s development. It has been applied by governments in several other provinces of China as a standardized screening tool.