Child development is considered a sequence of changes in behavior and underlying processes,
being influenced by biological and environmental factors. Screening and monitoring the
neurodevelopment (DNPM) have been shown to be effective procedures for early identification
of different disorders of childhood development. This study was focused on children aged 36-48
months attending Early Childhood Education Units (SIU), distributed in the Administrative
Districts of the city of Belém. It aimed to relate their state of the neurodevelopment to personal
characteristics and variables from the ecological environment. The study is cross-sectional,
descriptive exploratory. For the development assessment, it was used the Developmental
Screening Test II Denver. For the characterization of families, it was used a questionnaire
oriented to the biopsychosocial characteristics of the child, and an instrument for measuring the
poverty level of their families. The study revealed that of the 319 children evaluated, 77.74%
had probable delays in development. The variables that were statistically significant were
paternal education (0.000 **), the child's primary caregiver (0.039 *), and pregnancy planning
(0.007 *). Regarding the instrument measuring the level of urban poverty, the scores ranged
from 28 to 52 points, and showed a statistically significant relation with the outcome (0.003).
The high prevalence of probable developmental delays seen in children of the city’s UEI showed
the need to introduce early stimulation programs, encouraging the monitoring of child
development through screening, in addition to alert for the issue of negative interference of
socioeconomic and cultural factors in child growth and development.
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