The NCR will be a government registry of children designed to hold basic information on children
and their development milestones from birth to attainment of 18 years. In addition, the registry
database will be supplemented with data from various stakeholder institutions that will typically
interact with children and children at risk (e.g., Schools, Health Professionals, Police Services,
Immigration, Children's Authority, and the like).
Provide a more efficient and effective method of monitoring child development, explicitly reducing
child abuse, neglect, and exclusion in Trinidad and Tobago.
● Help service providers quickly identify a child with whom they have contact and whether that child
is getting the essential services (e.g., education, primary health care, etc.) to which they are entitled.
● Enable early identification of needs and early and effective action to address these needs by
providing a tool to identify who is involved with or has a concern about a child.
● Reduce duplication of services by informing practitioners of all agencies involved with a particular
child.
● Improve communication between practitioners by providing basic information about the child and
contact details of professionals/agencies involved with the child.
