Evaluating a Community-Based Early Childhood Education and Development Program in Indonesia : Study Protocol for a Pragmatic Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial with Supplementary Matched Control Group

Pradhan, Menno ; Brinkman, Sally A. ; Beatty, Amanda ; Maika, Amelia ; Satriawan, Elan ; de Ree, Joppe ; Hasan, Amer

BioMed Central

关键词: eearly child development;    education;    impact evaluation;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1745-6215-14-259
RP-ID  :  102448

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

This paper presents the study protocol for a pragmatic cluster randomized controlled trial (RCT) with a supplementary matched control group. The aim of the trial is to evaluate a community-based early education and development program launched by the Government of Indonesia. The program was developed in collaboration with the World Bank with a total budget of US$127.7 million, and targets an estimated 738,000 children aged 0 to 6 years living in approximately 6,000 poor communities. The aim of the program is to increase access to early childhood services with the secondary aim of improving school readiness.