Top 74%
in this catalogue (719 scored practices)
Scores cluster high, so position within the catalogue is often more telling than the number alone.
Transferability / replicability1/3
CEPAL/ECLAC has documented and referenced REDCUDI's inter-institutional coordination model in regional policy toolkits, evidencing some cross-country study interest, though no confirmed replication.
Impact on gender equality0/1
The 2024 Estado de la Nación report finds REDCUDI reaches only about 8.8% of its target population of children in poverty, showing weak measured impact relative to need.
Effectiveness0/1
Beneficiary numbers fell 12% in 2023 and 7% in 2024 (to 29,582 people), and the government's own 2024 target of 4,000 additional places was missed, per the Defensoría de los Habitantes.
Efficiency0/1
IMAS's per-child subsidy (¢131,000/month) has been frozen for seven years, well below the ¢220,000 UNICEF Costa Rica's 2024 costing study found necessary, showing poor cost-adequacy.
Evaluated outcomes1/1
Independent, credible bodies (Estado de la Nación and the national Ombudsman) formally evaluated and published REDCUDI's shortfalls, giving real (if negative) evaluation evidence.
Sustainability0/1
Consecutive annual declines in beneficiaries (2023 and 2024) alongside a frozen subsidy show the current funding model is not sustaining, let alone growing, coverage.
Achievement / evidence0/1
Official targets were missed rather than achieved: the Ombudsman confirmed the government's 2024 goal of 4,000 additional childcare places was not delivered.
Gender-mainstreaming embedding1/1
REDCUDI's founding rationale explicitly targets enabling mothers' and fathers' labour and educational participation, embedding a clear gender-equality objective in programme design.
Curator validation1/1
Verified via CEPAL's official policy repository and independent investigative reporting from Semanario Universidad, both citing the same Estado de la Nación coverage figures.
Evidoria. Réseau national de garde et de développement de l'enfant (REDCUDI) du Costa Rica — Un réseau de garde d'enfants en perte de vitesse pour les mères actives. Persistent ID: abb6b1fb-60cc-4dc9-95a4-849d25ba62ad.