Evaluations
As part of the "Healthy Babies / Healthy Children" (HB/HC) evaluation, a reliability and validity study was conducted on the Nipissing District Developmental Screen (NDDS) by Applied Research Consultants from the University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada. The report states that NDDS is “one of the key screening tools to identify children after the postpartum period who may benefit from Healthy Babies Healthy Children services."
• Download the Healthy Babies Healthy Children Report (PDF)
• Download the Healthy Babies Healthy Children Report Appendix (PDF)
In 2004, the Consortium for Health, Intervention, Learning and Development (CHILD) conducted a research study "Validation of Nipissing District Developmental Screen For Use With Infants and Toddlers". The purpose was to “Evaluate concurrent validity of the NDDS for children 4, 18, 24 and 36 months of age, by comparing NDDS results to the results of direct child assessments." The full report is published here (via the link below), with permission of the authors.
• Download the full report here (PDF)
" Let's Grow " is the title of an age-paced mail out package designed to provide parenting support information to all families and children from birth to five years of age. The Nipissing District Developmental Screen is included in each package for the family to complete on their child. Middlesex London Health Unit completed a three phase evaluation on the "Let's Grow" program.
• Download part 1 of the Evaluation (PDF)
• Download part 2 of the Evaluation (PDF)
• Download part 3 of the Evaluation (PDF)
Other Downloads
• Download Field test report of Nipissing District Developmental Screen in the NWT (PDF)
• Patterns of Use of The Nipissing District Developmental Screen by Physicians in Ontario (DOC)
*The Nipissing, Nipissing District Developmental Screen USA, NDDS USA and NDDS.ca are trademarks of Nipissing District Developmental Screen Intellectual Property Association, used under license. All rights reserved.
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