Early-childhood interventions are important in the development of children and have important implications in later-life outcomes. Pre-primary school participation, in particular, has been documented as a cost-effective way to improve learning, with impacts extending into adulthood.
This paper assesses the impact of compulsory kindergarten education on early-teenage basic and functional literacy skills achievement using a large-scale natural experiment in the Philippines.
Published May 2023.
Source: Asian Development Bank Institute
Contents
- Introduction
- Compulsory Kindergarten Education in the Philippines
- Data
- Empirical Strategy
- Results
- Conclusion
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