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Stepping Stones: scaling early childhood development at Anganwadi Centers in India

Scaling early childhood development at Anganwadi Centers in India

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN87426020
Enrollment
1600
Registered
2016-05-03
Start date
2015-12-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-22

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Six domains of child development Other

Interventions

Anganwadi workers (AWW), local community-based workers under the Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS), established in 1975, provide supplementary nutrition, preschool education, nutrition and he

Sponsors

Grand Challenges Canada
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Children aged 0-6 years 2. Family members of children aged 0-6 years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Children older than 6 years of age

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. 400 (50%) of the total children enrolled in the intervention arm show at least 0.3SD changes in cognitive/behavioral measures compared to the control. 2. Increase in AWC attendance from 30% to 50% 3. Increase in the number of Baby Friendly Couples Primary and secondary outcomes will be measured at Endline i.e. in September 2016. Battery of tools to be used for assessment are Developmental Milestones Checklist - III (DMC-III), Profile of Socio-Emotional Development (PSED), Home Scale Coding, Early Childhood Home Inventory, Memory Game and Windows Task, Maternal Depression Agency and Depression.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Number of Anganwadi workers enrolled and benefited in the intervention arm 2. Number of families benefited through positive parenting sessions Primary and secondary outcomes will be measured at Endline i.e. in September 2016

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactZahir Quazi

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 27, 2026