DHSC: OHID: Child Development Tools

Description

In England, every child is offered a developmental review with a health visitor at age 2/ 2 ½. In this review, a tool is used to measure multiple domains of development and provide a score. The current tool assesses communication, gross motor skills, fine motor skills, problem solving and personal-social development. Currently, the proportion of children obtaining a good level of development overall and for each domain of child development is recorded and tracked over time at a population level. This data underpins a summary of health metrics published by the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (Child and Maternal Health - Data - OHID (phe.org.uk)). Lot 1: The aim of this market engagement is to identify available tools for measuring child development at age 2/ 2 ½ in England. We will consider tools which meet the following feasibility criteria. <br/><br/>Tools must: <br/><br/>Assess development in children aged 2/ 2 ½ <br/><br/>Be capable of providing separate scores for different domains of child development, in addition to an overall score <br/><br/>Be available for use in British English <br/><br/>Be completed and scored in under 30 minutes <br/><br/>Be capable of being administered by an individual without specific qualifications <br/><br/>Only require equipment which is likely to be easy to access, such as a ball, small toy, pen and paper, or utensils for eating food. <br/><br/>It is advantageous if the tool: <br/><br/>Has the capacity to be delivered digitally, meeting GDPR requirements, and be adaptable for use across a range of data management systems <br/><br/>Has been previously used in the United Kingdom at a population and/ or individual level <br/><br/>Has been validated for use at the individual and population level in the United Kingdom or other comparable countries <br/><br/>Can be used to assess development in children at multiple ages from birth to age 5 <br/><br/>Is available and validated for use in multiple languages <br/><br/>Is culturally sensitive e.g. a question about motor or personal-social skills which asks whether a child is able to use cutlery might be contextualised with other examples for children from cultures where cutlery is not routinely used <br/><br/>We request that providers whose tool meets the stated feasibility criteria email (child.development@dhsc.gov.uk) by the 31st January 2024 with a one-page document summarising their tool, how it meets the stated criteria, and any other relevant points of interest.