Fostering early childhood development in low-resource communities
Evidence from a group-based parenting intervention in Tanzania
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11911399 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Margaret Leighton (0000-0003-3270-1269, University of St Andrews, corresponding author), Anitha Martine, Julius J Massaga, Julius Massaga |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 170 |
| Pages | 106335-106335 |
| Publication date | 2023-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | World Development (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0305-750X • E-ISSN: 1873-5991 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.worlddev.2023.106335 |
| OpenAlex | W4382876895 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 36 |
Group-based parent training programmes present an affordable means to influence the early experiences of children at scale. This paper reports evidence on the effectiveness of a practice-led intervention piloted in rural Tanzania evaluated through a matched control study design. The core of the programme is an 8–10 week caregiver training course led by local facilitators, built around early stimulation and nurturing care. After two years of implementation, the intervention led to improvements in the development of 3-year olds of 0.29 standard deviations. Detailed data on caregivers indicates that these improvements are due to changes in the type and frequency of caregiver-child interactions for both mothers and fathers, as well as the quality of play materials in the home
Child development · Developmental psychology · Early childhood · Early childhood education · Geography · Intervention (counseling · Parent training · Scale (ratio · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Tanzania · Early Childhood Education and Development · Family and Disability Support Research · Medicine · Nursing · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Psychology
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |