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Empowering China's Youngest Rural Children: Uniting Intervention Research and Policy Advocacy for Lasting Impacts
Wed, April 23, 10:50am to 12:20pm MDT (10:50am to 12:20pm MDT), The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Terrace Level, Bluebird Ballroom Room 3CSession Type: Symposium
Abstract
We present findings from five studies on the China REACH project, the largest nationwide early childhood development (ECD) intervention for 0-3 year-olds in rural China. Initiated by the China Development Research Foundation (CDRF) and local governments, the project has benefited more than 45,000 children and aims to support 100,000 children in low-resource villages. The studies examine skill formation dynamics, intervention effectiveness during scale-up, career commitment of women social workers, impacts on left-behind children, and fiscal feasibility of nationwide implementation. Key insights include a revised model of skill formation, evidence of effectiveness attenuation during scale-up, factors affecting social worker retention, nuanced effects on left-behind children, and comprehensive cost estimates for nationwide expansion. These findings have significant implications for ECD policymaking.
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Anatomy of Treatment Effects on Early Childhood Learning - James J. Heckman, University of Chicago; Haihan Tian, University of Chicago; Zijian Zhang, University of Chicago; Jin Zhou, City University of Hong Kong
Effectiveness Attenuation in Scaled-Up Early Childhood Interventions: Evidence From China REACH - Jin Fang, China Development Research Foundation; Mai Lu, China Development Research Foundation; Zhixin Du, China Development Research Foundation; Jianhua Cai, China Development Research Foundation; Peng Liu, China Development Research Foundation; Bei Liu, China Development Research Foundation; Yiluo Mose, China Development Research Foundation
Who Sticks with the Work: Career Commitment of Women Social Workers in Early Childhood Development - Zhixin Du, China Development Research Foundation; Yiluo Mose, China Development Research Foundation; Chaoyu Ao, University of Cambridge; Yi Qie, China Development Research Foundation; Shuoshan Guo, China Development Research Foundation; Xiaoshan Zhang, China Development Research Foundation
The treatment effect of parenting intervention on early development and nutrition outcomes of left-behind children - Yi Qie, China Development Research Foundation; Luyi Yan, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Mai Lu, China Development Research Foundation; Bing Shen, Nanjing Forestry University
Cost Analysis and Fiscal Viability of Early Childhood Development Services for 0-3-Year Olds in China - Zhixin Du, China Development Research Foundation; Peng Liu, China Development Research Foundation; Qiwen Li, China Development Research Foundation