Child health and cognitive and socio-emotional development. Not Applicable
Conditions
Interventions
The intervention in this trial is the government implementation of the International NGO's Lively Minds Early Child Care and Education program, with the sequence in which different districts start rec
Sponsors
United States Agency for International Development
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged between 3 and 5 years 2. Enrolled in the 1st year of preschool or planning to enrol in a sample preschool in the coming term (i.e. they must be in the preschool for the whole duration of the treatment).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Does not meet inclusion criteria
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Measured 2 to 3 academic terms (6 - 9 months approximately) after treatment commences: 1. Child cognition as measured using the emergent numeracy, emergent literacy and executive functioning tasks in the IDELA as well as items relating to the same domains from the Harvard Laboratory for Development Studies 2. Child health, as measured using height/weight for age and height for weight Z score 3. Child socio-emotional development, as measured by the externalizing, internalizing and pro-social domains of the Strengths and Difficulty questionnaire and the the socio-emotional items in the IDELA | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Measured 2 to 3 academic terms (6 - 9 months approximately) after treatment commences: 1. Maternal mental health (Kessler-10 and WEMWBS) and knowledge of ECCE 2. Teacher knowledge, motivation and teaching quality (measured through classroom observations) 3. Parent-child investment, as measured by quality of the home environment (FCI and HOME) and the parent-child relationship (CPRS) 4. WASH practices in the home 5. Acute Malnutrition measured by MUAC | — |
Countries
Ghana
Contacts
Public ContactSonya Krutikova
Outcome results
None listed