Open AccessMonitoring nurturing care environments for early childhood from the national to the municipal level
Author(s) -
PérezEscamilla Rafael,
Venancio Sonia,
Buccini Gabriela
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
maternal and child nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1740-8709
pISSN - 1740-8695
DOI - 10.1111/mcn.13327
Subject(s) - medicine , work (physics) , early childhood , child care , environmental health , nursing , gerontology , developmental psychology , mechanical engineering , psychology , engineering
Key messagesThere is a dearth of indicators and management information systems to assess early childhood nurturing care environments. The Brazilian Early Childhood Care Friendly Municipal Index (IMAPI) is a robust tool to assess nurturing care environments at the local level. IMAPI was able to detect nurturing care inequities within and across regions. Further validation work is needed to confirm the utility of IMAPI for policymaking.