"This was a pilot study designed to inform the possible design of a large scale longitudinal study of a nationally representative sample of preschoolers in Singapore - Objective 1: To identify the most compelling issues in developmental outcomes for children in relation to the impact of the family/home environment, as well as early care and education experiences. This objective shaped the direction for addressing objectives 2-4: Objective 2: To identify and validate instruments to measure children's developmental outcomes Objective 3: To identify scales and design/pilot a survey instrument to measure family/home factors Objective 4: To design and pilot survey instruments to measure characteristics of early care and education institutions." -- p. 1.