None listed
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Implementation of age-appropriate ECD packages to the mother-child dyad across the state of Meghalaya: Implementation of age-appropriate ECD packages to the mother-child dyad across 12
Sponsors
Meghalaya Early Childhood Development Mission (MECDMS)
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Children and their caregiver (mother, father, grandparents) 1. Children of 0-1.5 years, 1.5- 3 years, and 3-6 years who are eligible to receive the age-specific ECD package interventions, and their mothers/caregivers. 2. The study units are eligible if the eligible children and their mothers/caregivers have been residing in the said Anganwadi catchment area in Meghalaya state for past 6 months. 3. Mothers/caregiver who provide consent to participate and provide consent for their children. Program Implementers 1. District and block officials who all are engaged in ECD intervention in ECD mission in Meghalaya. 2. Anganwadi workers, ECD volunteer from the Anganwadi center catchment area from the selected block in Meghalaya. 3. Program officials, AWC workers, ECD volunteers/ECD Educators who provide consent to participate.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Children and their caregiver (mother, father, grandparents) 1. Participants who are not residing in the said community in Meghalaya. 2. Beneficiaries refused to participate in the study. 3. Severely sick child who is not in a state to receive any of the interventions currently and in the last 6 months. 4. Mother/caregiver who are critically ill and not in a position to respond due to illness. Program Implementers 1. District and block officials who are not working in ECD mission in Meghalaya. 2. Anganwadi workers, ECD volunteer/ECD educator who are not working in the selected Anganwadi center catchment area in Meghalaya. 3. District and block officials, Anganwadi workers, ECD volunteer/ECD educator refused to participate in the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvement in child growth and development for 0-1.5 years, and 1.5-3 years, and 3-6 years across the domains (cognitive, socio-emotional, motor, language) and school readiness (4-6 years) assessed by following standard growth and development scales: a. 0-3 years: mean Caregiver Reported Early Development Instruments (CREDI) score, b. 3-6 years: mean Caregiver Reported Early Development Instruments (IDELA) score c. 0-3 years: Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development- IV (BSID- IV) mean scoresTimepoint: 4 times with the interval of 1.5 years between the assessments | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Growth Indicator: mean scores of height for age, weight for age, weight for height assessed by anthropometric measurement Home environment: mean score of Home Observation Measurement of the Environment- Short Form (HOME-SF) scale Anganwadi environment: mean score of Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale (ECERS) scale Women mental health: Mean score of Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ 9)Timepoint: 4 times with the interval of 1.5 years between the assessments | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Samiksha Singh
PopulationCouncil Consulting Pvt. Ltd.
Outcome results
None listed