Effect of a youth-led early childhood care and education programme on children's development and learning in rural Sindh, Pakistan (LEAPS): a stepped-wedge cluster-randomised implementation trial
Yousafzai A, Siyal S, Franchett E, Dai Q, Rehmani K, Sudfeld C, Bhamani S, Hakro S, Reyes C, Fink G, Ponguta L. Effect of a youth-led early childhood care and education programme on children's development and learning in rural Sindh, Pakistan (LEAPS): a stepped-wedge cluster-randomised implementation trial. The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health 2024 PMID: 39637878, DOI: 10.1016/s2352-4642(24)00304-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChildren's school readinessEarly childhood careSchool readinessFemale youthChildhood carePopulation-based cross-sectional surveyStepped-wedge cluster randomised trialImprove children's school readinessRural SindhPromote children’s school readinessRural PakistanCluster randomised trialStepped-wedge designEarly Learning AssessmentCross-sectional surveyEnrollment of childrenMiddle-income countriesHigh-quality ECCESocio-emotional developmentIntention-to-treat analysisECCE participationEmergent numeracyEmergent literacyClinical health conditionsEligible clusters