Is preschool good for kids?

Author(s): World Bank. Human Development Network. Office of the Chief Economist;
Date Issued: March, 2012
Publisher(s): World Bank. Human Development Network
Description: A summary of a study of the effect of a community-based preschool program in Mozambique on primary school enrollment, child development and health, school enrollment of older siblings, and adult caregivers, based on baseline and two-year follow-up data collected from children, households, community leaders, and schools in 76 randomly assigned communities, 30 of which implemented the preschool program
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Funder(s): Spanish Trust Fund for Impact Evaluation
Source: Washington, DC: World Bank, Human Development Network. Retrieved May 8, 2012, from http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2012/04/03/000386194_20120403032800/Rendered/PDF/678070BRI00Off00MozambiqueE2P0final.pdf
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Topics: Children & Child Development > Child Development & School Readiness

International Child Care & Early Education > Single-Country Studies

Programs, Interventions & Curricula > Programs > Preschool
Country: Mozambique
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