Language difficulties Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Conditions
Interventions
The Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) has granted funding to RAND Europe and Triple P UK to conduct a cluster-randomized trial in approximately 100-150 nursery settings in the UK assessing the effe
Wakefield
Kirklees
Darlington
North Tyneside
South Tyneside
Northumberland
Stockton-On-Tees
Hartlepool
East Riding of Yorkshire
York and North Yorkshire
Cheshire and Chester and Blackpool.
Triple P will be implemented by multi-disciplinary practitioners working in the early years settings who have at least an NVQ level 3 qualification
Sponsors
Education Endowment Foundation
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Settings: 1. The setting is located in the areas for recruitment determined by the EEF and the Delivery team 2. The setting has not had Triple P or Incredible Years delivered to 3 and 4 year olds since 1 January 2018 3. The setting is not actively involved in any other EEF Home Learning Environment Trial Children: 1. Children are 3 or 4 years old 2. The teacher is concerned about a delay in a child's language/communication development. The SDQ-T will be used to support the identification of children as appropriate for Level 4 Group Triple P (more details on the SDQ-T follow in the section on Outcome measures); OR 3. The teacher or parent is concerned about a child’s behavioural, emotional or social development; OR 4. The practitioners decide that there is an indicator of increased family vulnerability, such as: family social disadvantage, financial stress, housing insecurity, adverse life events. In many early years settings, there is a home visit by setting staff before the start of the academic year, meaning that practitioners will have a better idea about the family’s situation. Many early years staff will also have “at-the-door” conversations when children are picked up/dropped off where parents may also discuss any concerns about the child Parents/Carers: 1. They understand and speak English 2. They have not attended either Triple P or Incredible Years parenting programmes since January 2018 3. They agree that they and their child can participate in the research and that they will attend the eight-week programme in the Spring term 2020, if allocated to the intervention group
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Parents with severe psychological illness cannot be excluded prior to initial contact with practitioner, as the practitioner may be unaware of their psychological state. However, it is suggested that their inclusion is avoided if this information later comes to light as these parents will have difficulties engaging in the programme.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Child’s expressive language measured using the level 1 core language score of the Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals for Preschool, Second Edition (CELF-P2) on completion of the study in June 2020 | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Child behaviour measured using the Total Difficulties score of the Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire Teacher (SDQ-T) at pretest (baseline) in September/October 2019 and at posttest (1-2- months after completion of the 8-week intervention in June/July 2020) | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Contacts
Public ContactSashka Dimova
Outcome results
None listed