About this trial
The goal of the project is to assess the scale-up of the program, focusing on improving school readiness among preschool children, enhancing capacity building for parents and teachers, and utilizing a cluster randomized controlled trial (cRCT). The primary research questions are to seek answer-
* What specific adaptations are necessary for an innovative, disability-inclusive early education training program to become a fully inclusive model that enhances teachers' engagement and practices in pre-primary classrooms in Nepal, Tanzania, and Bangladesh? * How can a new, equitable 'School Readiness Programme for the child-parent-teacher triad' be effectively scaled within national government pre-primary platforms using a cRCT? * How can the outcomes of the 'School Readiness Programme for the child-parent-teacher triad' be implemented in a cost-effective manner by key stakeholders across the three sites?
The research will examine an adapted inclusive early education training programme will lead to improved teaching practices, enhanced parental capacity, and better school readiness for all children compared to standard education programme; and b) the child-parent-teacher triad model can be scaled effectively within the government primary education systems.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
All children aged 48-84 months
Enrolled in preschools
Residing in the catchment areas of GPS
Include/over sample for children with functional disabilities even if they are over 84 months of age.
Disqualifiers
Un-consenting parents
Intervention school of EN-REACH study
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- ENREACH child-parent-teacher triad
Treatment groups
Sponsors and collaborators
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Lead sponsor
Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences
Collaborator
University of Glasgow
Collaborator
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Collaborator
Golden Community, Nepal
Collaborator