School readiness Not Applicable
Conditions
Interventions
Recruitment will be of disadvantaged families with children aged 2-3 years who are eligible for, but not taking up, the 2-year free nursery place offer. Recruitment of disadvantaged families will also
Sponsors
Education Endowment Foundation
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Recruitment will be of disadvantaged families with children aged 2-3 years (not gender specific) who are eligible for, but not taking up, the 2-year free nursery place offer. 2.Recruitment of disadvantaged families will also include families who are not entitled to free child care places but do live in Lower Super Output Areas (LSOA) i.e. families who fall within the lowest 20% of the population based on deprivation of: income, employment, education skills and training, health and disability, crime, barriers to housing and services and living environment. 3. A minimum threshold for spoken English language fluency will be applied as an inclusion criterion as this would potentially impact on ability to complete the measures used in the trial and to participate fully in the programme (where resources, materials and a suitable home visitor fluent in the primary language used in the home may not be available). 4. Children experiencing language delay will be included providing that they meet the other eligibility criteria (eligible, but not taking up, the 2-year old offer or living in a LSOA). Similarly, children will not be excluded due to special needs if it was felt that the family could benefit from inclusion, providing the other criteria were met.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. If a minimum threshold criteria of English is not met as this would potentially impact on ability to complete the measures used in the trial and to participate fully in the programme (where resources, materials and a suitable home visitor fluent in the primary language used in the home may not be available).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Receptive vocabulary assessed using the British Picture Vocabulary Scale (BPVS-III) at pre-test and 15 months later at post-test | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Communication, personal-social skills and fine motor skills measured using the Ages & Stages Questionnaire (ASQ-3) and Home Learning Environment (HLE) Index at pre-test and post-test 2. School attainment recorded in the National Pupil Database (NPD) e.g. Reception Baseline Assessment (RBA), EYFS Profile at post-test only | — |
Countries
England, United Kingdom
Contacts
Public ContactErin Dysart-Stephenson
Outcome results
None listed