Contrasting Experiences : Understanding the Longer-Term Impact of Improving Access to Preschool Education in Rural Indonesia

This paper examines the longer-term impact of a project that expanded access to playgroup services in rural Indonesia. It compares the outcomes of two cohorts of children who were exposed to the same intervention at different points in time. One co...

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Main Authors:	Hasan, Amer, Jung, Haeil, Kinnell, Angela, Maika, Amelia, Nakajima, Nozomi, Pradhan, Menno
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2019
Subjects:	EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT TREATMENT IMPACT DIFFERENTIAL EFFECT PRESCHOOL EDUCATION RURAL EDUCATION PLAYGROUP ENROLLMENT PRIMARY EDUCATION
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/689351574170836739/Contrasting-Experiences-Understanding-the-Longer-Term-Impact-of-Improving-Access-to-Preschool-Education-in-Rural-Indonesia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32669

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spelling	okr-10986-326692022-09-20T00:14:11Z Contrasting Experiences : Understanding the Longer-Term Impact of Improving Access to Preschool Education in Rural Indonesia Hasan, Amer Jung, Haeil Kinnell, Angela Maika, Amelia Nakajima, Nozomi Pradhan, Menno EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT TREATMENT IMPACT DIFFERENTIAL EFFECT PRESCHOOL EDUCATION RURAL EDUCATION PLAYGROUP ENROLLMENT PRIMARY EDUCATION This paper examines the longer-term impact of a project that expanded access to playgroup services in rural Indonesia. It compares the outcomes of two cohorts of children who were exposed to the same intervention at different points in time. One cohort was eligible to access playgroups during the first year of a five-year project cycle, beginning at age four. The other cohort became eligible to access these services during the third year, beginning at age three. The younger cohort was more likely to be exposed to playgroups for longer and at age-appropriate times relative to the older cohort. The paper finds that enrollment rates and enrollment duration in preprimary education increased for both cohorts, but the enrollment effects were larger for the younger cohort. In terms of child development outcomes, there were short term effects at age five that did not last until age eight, for both cohorts. The data reveal that the younger cohort had substantially higher test scores during the early grades of primary school, relative to the older cohort. To unpack why the two cohorts experienced different longer-term outcomes, the paper provides evidence of changes that transpired in the operating conditions of the playgroups over time. 2019-11-21T20:08:06Z 2019-11-21T20:08:06Z 2019-11 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/689351574170836739/Contrasting-Experiences-Understanding-the-Longer-Term-Impact-of-Improving-Access-to-Preschool-Education-in-Rural-Indonesia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32669 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 9060 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper East Asia and Pacific Indonesia
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spellingShingle	EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT TREATMENT IMPACT DIFFERENTIAL EFFECT PRESCHOOL EDUCATION RURAL EDUCATION PLAYGROUP ENROLLMENT PRIMARY EDUCATION Hasan, Amer Jung, Haeil Kinnell, Angela Maika, Amelia Nakajima, Nozomi Pradhan, Menno Contrasting Experiences : Understanding the Longer-Term Impact of Improving Access to Preschool Education in Rural Indonesia
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description	This paper examines the longer-term impact of a project that expanded access to playgroup services in rural Indonesia. It compares the outcomes of two cohorts of children who were exposed to the same intervention at different points in time. One cohort was eligible to access playgroups during the first year of a five-year project cycle, beginning at age four. The other cohort became eligible to access these services during the third year, beginning at age three. The younger cohort was more likely to be exposed to playgroups for longer and at age-appropriate times relative to the older cohort. The paper finds that enrollment rates and enrollment duration in preprimary education increased for both cohorts, but the enrollment effects were larger for the younger cohort. In terms of child development outcomes, there were short term effects at age five that did not last until age eight, for both cohorts. The data reveal that the younger cohort had substantially higher test scores during the early grades of primary school, relative to the older cohort. To unpack why the two cohorts experienced different longer-term outcomes, the paper provides evidence of changes that transpired in the operating conditions of the playgroups over time.
format	Working Paper
author	Hasan, Amer Jung, Haeil Kinnell, Angela Maika, Amelia Nakajima, Nozomi Pradhan, Menno
author_facet	Hasan, Amer Jung, Haeil Kinnell, Angela Maika, Amelia Nakajima, Nozomi Pradhan, Menno
author_sort	Hasan, Amer
title	Contrasting Experiences : Understanding the Longer-Term Impact of Improving Access to Preschool Education in Rural Indonesia
title_short	Contrasting Experiences : Understanding the Longer-Term Impact of Improving Access to Preschool Education in Rural Indonesia
title_full	Contrasting Experiences : Understanding the Longer-Term Impact of Improving Access to Preschool Education in Rural Indonesia
title_fullStr	Contrasting Experiences : Understanding the Longer-Term Impact of Improving Access to Preschool Education in Rural Indonesia
title_full_unstemmed	Contrasting Experiences : Understanding the Longer-Term Impact of Improving Access to Preschool Education in Rural Indonesia
title_sort	contrasting experiences : understanding the longer-term impact of improving access to preschool education in rural indonesia
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2019
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/689351574170836739/Contrasting-Experiences-Understanding-the-Longer-Term-Impact-of-Improving-Access-to-Preschool-Education-in-Rural-Indonesia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32669
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Contrasting Experiences : Understanding the Longer-Term Impact of Improving Access to Preschool Education in Rural Indonesia

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