Selected items, with adequate sensibility to evaluate the eficacy of the CEAPE program with regard to the psycho-pedagogical development of preschool children were tested. These selected items together composed the "Instrumento de Avaliação do Desenvolvimento do Pré-Escolar - IADPE". The objective of this paper was to study statiscally the principal characteristics of that "Instrument" evaluating its capacity of discrimination and comparing its results to those obtained on a "Behavior Scale" for preschoolers. The results show that the "Instrument" correlated well with those of the "scale" and that it is a very useful and practical system for the evaluation of the psycho-pedagogical development of preschoolers.
Preschool child; Child development; CEAPE Program