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. Rede Nacional de Cuidado e Desenvolvimento Infantil (REDCUDI) da Costa Rica — Uma rede de cuidado infantil em estagnação para mães trabalhadoras. Persistent ID: abb6b1fb-60cc-4dc9-95a4-849d25ba62ad.