General Information

The Early Childhood Inventories-4 (ECI-4) are parent- and teacher-completed rating scales that allow for the screening of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD) and other emotional and behavioral disorders described in the American Psychiatric Association's (1994) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Items are worded to be appropriate for children between 3 and 6 years old. The parent and teacher versions of the ECI-4 are highly similar and take between 10 and 15 minutes to complete. Scoring is completed using Score Sheets that provide directions, criterion scores, and rule-out diagnoses. Information below pertains to the teacher inventory.

Number of Versions:	2
Version:	Teacher Inventory
Author(s):	Kenneth D. Gadow, Ph.D., & Joyce Sprafkin, Ph.D.
Date of Publication:	1996
Material(s) Needed for Test:	Instrument
Manual:	Available
Time to Administer:	10-15 minutes
Charge for one form or kit:	Yes

Purpose and Nature of Test

Construct(s) Measured:	DSM-IV Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, Aggression, Hyperactivity, Conduct Problems
Population for which designed:	Age Range: 3 through 6 years old
Method of Administration:	Individual
Source of Information:	Teacher
Subtests and Scores:	ADHD Inattentive Type, ADHD Hyperactive-Impulsive Type, ADHD Combined Type, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Conduct Disorder, Peer Conflict Scale, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder, Dysthymic Disorder, Autism, Aspergers, and other Disorders
Number of Items:	108
Type of Scale:	Likert

Technical Evaluation

Norms: 

Sample Size:	398
Population:	Teachers of children attending daycare, prechool, and Head Start programs.
Culture/ethnicity:	Caucasian (72%), African-American (20%), Hispanic-American (6%), Other (2%)
SES Level:	Not reported by author(s).

Reliability: 

Psychometric information:	Provided for Subscales.
The range of Test-Retest Value:	0.65 to 0.77
The range of Inter-rater reliability:	Not assessed
The range of Internal consistency:	0.66 to 0.95

Validity: 

 Criterion validity was assessed and found to be acceptable.

Practical Evaluation

Scoring Procedure:	Manual and Computer Scoring
Examiner Qualifications and Training Required:	None
Permission Required to Use Instrument:	Yes
If yes, by whom:	Checkmate Plus, Ltd.

Notes

Original Reference(s):

Gadow & Sprafkin. (1997). Early Childhood Inventory: Norms Manual. Stony Brook, NY: Checkmate Plus. Gadow & Sprafkin (2000). Early Childhood Inventory - 4: Screening Manual. Stony Brook, NY: Checkmate Plus.

Other Reference(s):

Gadow, Sprafkin, & Nolan. (2001). DSM-IV Symptoms in Community and Clinic Preschool Children. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 40(12), 1383-1392. Sprafkin, Volpe, Gadow, Nolan & Kelly. (2001). A DSM-IV-Referenced Screening Instrument for Preschool Children: The Early Childhood Inventory-4. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. (In Press). Gadow & Nolan. (2002). Differences between preschool children with ODD, ADHD, and ODD+ADHD symptoms. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 43(2), 191-201. Gadow, K.D. & Sprafkin, J. (2001). The Symptom Inventories: An annotated bibliography. Stony Brook, NY: Checkmate Plus.

Contact

Organization:	Checkmate Plus, Ltd.
Address:	P.O. Box 696, Department D
City:	Stony Brook
State:	NY
Zip:	11790-0696
Phone:	(800) 779-4292
Fax:	(631) 360-3432
E-mail:	info@checkmateplus.com
Website:	http://www.checkmateplus.com
Other:	Kenneth Gadow - Professor, State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY; Psychiatry - Putnam Hall

Last updated by Violence Institute of New Jersey:  February 2007