Impact Evaluation of a School Readiness Intervention Among Pre-Primary School Learners in Kenya: Tayari Wave 3 Report*

This report summarizes baseline fndings for the third wave (Wave Three) of an external evaluation of the Tayari pre-primary school pilot program. The Tayari pre-primary school pilot program aims to prepare children for primary school. Participation in early childhood development and education (ECDE) programs is associated with better schooling adjustment and higher levels of academic achievement. […]

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Findings on Early Childhood Development and Education (ECDE) in Kenya From Tayari Wave 3 Evaluation

Tayari is an early childhood development and education (ECDE) program that is being piloted by RTI, in partnership with the Ministry of Education (MoE) in four counties in Kenya, namely: Laikipia, Nairobi, Siaya and Uasin Gishu. The pilot program runs between 2016 and 2018, with plans to scale up to other counties if found to be impactful. The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) is conducting an independent evaluation to measure the impact and cost-effectiveness of the Tayari program.

This briefing paper provides some of the key findings of the results from Wave Three. The third wave involved 598 schools, which was double the number involved in the first two waves (Phase One). […]

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The Tayari Pre-Primary Program in Kenya: Getting Children Ready for Primary School

This report describes the baseline findings of an external evaluation of the Tayari pre-primary school programme. Tayari is an early childhood development and education (ECDE) intervention funded by the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF). The intervention is implemented by the RTI International, in partnership with the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST), and in collaboration with four counties.

The programme, which runs from January 2016 to October 2017, aims to develop a cost effective, scalable model of ECDE that ensures children who are preparing to join primary grade one are cognitively, physically, socially and emotionally ready to start, and succeed in primary school. The programme focuses on improving school readiness as defined by learners’ literacy, numeracy, psychosocial and executive function skills and targets preprimary schools in both public and Alternative Provision of Basic Education and Training (APBET) centres in four Kenyan counties: Laikipia, Nairobi, Siaya and Uasin Gishu. As the programme’s external evaluator, the role of the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) in Tayari is to assess the: (a) impact of the programme on preparing children for primary school; and, (b) cost-effectiveness of the programme. […]

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