Early childhood development is becoming the focus of policy worldwide. However, the
evidence on the effectiveness of scalable models is scant, particularly when it comes to …

We use a large-scale randomized experiment to study the impact of augmenting staffing in
the world's largest public early-childhood program: India's Integrated Child Development …

This study examines the impact of publicly provided daycare for children aged 0-3 on
outcomes of children and their caregivers over the course of seven years after enrollment …

We present evidence from a randomised experiment testing the impacts of a six-month early
childhood home-visiting program on child outcomes and parental investment behaviour at …

In a field experiment in Uganda, mothers of young children are randomly offered a childcare
subsidy, an equivalent cash grant, both or nothing. Childcare leads to a 44 percent increase …

Many empirical applications of regression discontinuity (RD) models use a running variable
that is rounded and hence discrete, eg age in years, or birth weight in ounces. This paper …

As preschool enrollment has spread across the globe, many researchers have turned to the
Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale-Revised (ECERS-R) to assess the quality of …

Over the past two decades, in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) have rapidly
expanded access to schooling by building new schools and making education more …

We study the impact of a preschool construction program and of two demand-side
interventions in Cambodia. Within this context where other preschools are available, impacts …

While there is widespread agreement in societies like the UK that every child has the right to
a secure childhood and the opportunity to develop to their full potential, this does not match …