Normative instrumentOpen access
CREDI (Harvard ECDI)
Harvard Center on the Developing Child · 2020
Normative Research
This is a population-level study. Its data informs the age windows and confidence scores behind our milestone predictions — telling us when most children reach a given milestone, and how much variation exists.
Sample size
14.1k+
children
Countries
17
countries represented
Age range
Birth
to 3 years
Milestones covered
108
in our corpus
Coverage by age & domain
Each cell shows how many items this source covers in that age band and developmental category. Darker = more coverage.
| 0–12mo | 12–24mo | 24–36mo | 36–48mo | 48–60mo | 60mo+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||
| Heart | 1 | |||||
| Curriculum | 10 | 27 | 67 |
Domains assessed
LanguageCognitionMotorSocial & emotional
How we used it
108 items mapped to canonical milestones via construct_mappings pipeline.
Citation
McCoy, D.C. et al. (2020). CREDI: Concurrent validity of the Global Caregiver-Reported Early Development instrument. BMJ Global Health.
Developmental milestones (108)
Canonical milestones in our developmental ontology that cite this source.
- When lying on his/her back, does the child...milestone · 0–5mo
- Does the child bring his/her hand to his/her...milestone · 0–5mo
- Does the child laugh?milestone · 0–5mo
- Does the child smile when others smile at...milestone · 0–5mo
- Does the child sometimes suck his/her thumb or...milestone · 0–5mo
- Does the child grasp onto a small object...milestone · 6–11mo
- Can the child bring his/her hands together?milestone · 6–11mo
- Does the child recognize you or other family...milestone · 6–11mo
- Does the child hold his/her hands in fists...milestone · 6–11mo
- Does the child show interest in new objects...milestone · 6–11mo
- Can the child roll from his/her back to...milestone · 12–17mo
- Does the child show interest in new objects...milestone · 12–17mo
- Does the child often show affection toward others...milestone · 12–17mo
- Can the child pick up a small object...milestone · 12–17mo
- Does the child look for an object of...milestone · 12–17mo
- When lying on his/her back, does the child...milestone · 12–17mo
- Can the child make simple sounds like "ba,"...milestone · 12–17mo
- When lying on his/her stomach, can the child...milestone · 12–17mo
- Does the child play by tapping an object...milestone · 12–17mo
- Can the child hold him/herself in a sitting...milestone · 12–17mo
- Does the child intentionally move or change his/her...milestone · 12–17mo
- Does the child look at an object when...milestone · 12–17mo
- Does the child recognize his/her name or nickname?...milestone · 12–17mo
- When you talk to the child, does he/she...milestone · 12–17mo
- Can the child crawl, roll, or scoot forward...milestone · 12–17mo
- Can the child pick up and eat small...milestone · 12–17mo
- Can the child transfer a small object (e.g.,...milestone · 12–17mo
- Does the child clap his/her hands together?milestone · 12–17mo
- Can the child maintain a standing position while...milestone · 18–23mo
- Can the child use gestures to indicate what...milestone · 18–23mo
- Can the child pick up a small object...milestone · 18–23mo
- Can the child pick up and drop a...milestone · 18–23mo
- Throwing Small Ball With Forward Arm Motionmilestone · 14–24mo
- Can the child walk several steps while holding...milestone · 18–23mo
- Can the child say one or more words...milestone · 18–23mo
- Can the child maintain a standing position on...milestone · 18–23mo
- Can the child follow simple directions (e.g., “Stand...milestone · 18–23mo
- Does the child watch what other children do...milestone · 18–23mo
- Can the child sit or play on his/her...milestone · 24–29mo
- Independent Walkingmilestone · 9–24mo
- Can the child bend down to the ground...milestone · 24–29mo
- Does the child ask you for help using...milestone · 24–29mo
- Does the child try to repeat sounds or...milestone · 24–29mo
- Can the child climb onto an object such...milestone · 24–29mo
- Can the child figure out how to turn...milestone · 24–29mo
- Does the child stop at least briefly when...milestone · 24–29mo
- Can the child kick a ball or other...milestone · 24–29mo
- Can the child point to a person or...milestone · 24–29mo
- Can the child drink from a cup (without...milestone · 24–29mo
- Does the child imitate animal or other sounds...milestone · 24–29mo
- Can the child run more than a few...milestone · 24–29mo
- Can the child draw a line or shape...milestone · 30–36mo
- Can the child answer simple questions (e.g., “Do...milestone · 30–36mo
- Can the child stack three or more small...milestone · 30–36mo
- Does the child imitate others' behaviors (e.g., washing...milestone · 30–36mo
- Does the child sometimes share things (e.g., food,...milestone · 30–36mo
- Can the child follow orders or instructions that...milestone · 30–36mo
- Can the child say five or more separate...milestone · 30–36mo
- Is the child kind to younger children (e.g.,...milestone · 30–36mo
- Can the child walk on an uneven surface...milestone · 30–36mo
- + 48 more items