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Welcome to Scaling Early Childhood Development – what to read this month!
In this monthly blog – also available as a newsletter – we highlight recent advances in research, materials, tools, and practices related to how to design, implement, monitor, and evaluate scalable early childhood development (ECD) programmes in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) worldwide. The inspiration for this new series came from Ugo Gentilini’s excellent Weekly Social Protection Links.
Welcome to Scaling Early Childhood Development – what to read this month!
In this monthly blog-also available as a newsletter, we highlight recent advances in research, materials, tools and practices related to how to design, implement, monitor and evaluate scalable early childhood development (ECD) programmes in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) worldwide. The inspiration for our series came from Ugo Gentilini’s excellent Weekly Social Protection Links.
What can we learn from the governance underpinning the implementation of play-based learning in Ghana?
The Ghana Education Service (GES), under the Ministry of Education, is currently implementing two play-based early childhood initiatives that could have a far-reaching and transformative impact on the country’s future when delivered at scale. Thrive is exploring the governance systems and processes underpinning these implementations, and how they might affect scalability. Principal Investigator Professor Jophus Anamuah-Mensah and Dr Dipti Bapat from the Thrive programme explain more.
Assessing the effectiveness, cost, and scalability of parenting and cash transfer interventions in Tanzania
Increasing the investment in early childhood development in Tanzania has the potential to improve the life chances of millions of children, ultimately having a positive impact on the country’s future inclusive growth. But there is a need for evidence to help policymakers evaluate which services and investments most improve child development outcomes – and whether those services can be delivered effectively and at scale. The Kizazi Kijacho research programme, part-funded by Thrive, is assessing three early childhood development interventions. Researchers Ingvild Almas, Bet Caeyers and Ester Elisaria explain more.
Scaling Early Childhood Development – what to read this month
This is the first edition of Scaling Early Childhood Development – what to read this month! In this monthly blog – also available as a newsletter – we will highlight recent advances in research, materials, tools, and practices related to how to design, monitor, and evaluate scalable early childhood development (ECD) programmes in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) worldwide. The inspiration for this new series came from Ugo Gentilini’s excellent Weekly Social Protection Links.
