Adaptation and Application of the Measuring Early Learning Quality and Outcomes (MELQO) Framework to Early Childhood Education Settings in Colombia Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • Abstract. In Colombia, the national law De Cero a Siempre (DCAS) provides a framework for holistic and integrated early childhood development and education for all children. Against the backdrop of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the DCAS policy objectives, Colombia set out to apply a comprehensive measure to track the quality of early childhood education programs that would inform pedagogical, programmatic, and policy strategies. Our study describes the process whereby key stakeholders selected, adapted, validated, and applied the Measuring Early Learning Quality and Outcomes (MELQO) framework to characterize the quality of early childhood education at scale in the country. We describe the phases that led to the application of the different instrument modules, and the key enablers and challenges to the process. The paper includes implications for policy, practice, and research in Colombia and discusses lessons learned with relevance to the Latin American and global contexts.

published proceedings

  • ZEITSCHRIFT FUR PSYCHOLOGIE-JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY

altmetric score

  • 16.53

author list (cited authors)

  • Ponguta, L. A., Maldonado-Carreno, C., Kagan, S. L., Yoshikawa, H., Maria Nieto, A., Aragon, C. A., ... Escallon, E.

citation count

  • 18

complete list of authors

  • Ponguta, Liliana Angelica||Maldonado-Carreno, Carolina||Kagan, Sharon Lynn||Yoshikawa, Hirokazu||Maria Nieto, Ana||Aragon, Carlos Andres||Mateus, Angy||Rodriguez, Ana Maria||Motta, Andres||Ramirez Varela, Lucero||Andrea Guerrero, Paola||Escallon, Eduardo

publication date

  • April 2019