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dc.title70 to 700 to 70,000: Lessons from the Jamaica Experiment
dc.contributor.authorAraujo, María Caridad
dc.contributor.authorRubio-Codina, Marta
dc.contributor.authorSchady, Norbert
dc.contributor.orgunitSocial Protection and Health Division
dc.coverageColombia
dc.coveragePeru
dc.coverageJamaica
dc.coverageLatin America and the Caribbean
dc.coverageLatin America
dc.date.available2021-04-23T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2021-04-22T16:30:00
dc.description.abstractThis document compares three versions of the same home visiting model, the well-known Jamaica model, which was gradually scaled-up from an efficacy trial (proof of concept) in Jamaica, to a pilot in Colombia, to an at-scale program in Peru. It first describes the design, implementation and impacts of these three programs. Then, it analyzes the threats to scalability in each of these experiences and discusses how they could have affected program outcomes, with a focus on three of the elements of the economic model of scaling in Al-Ubaydli, et al. (Forthcoming): appropriate statistical inference, properties of the population, and properties of the situation. The document reflects on the lessons learned to mitigate the threats to scalability and on how research and evaluation can be better aligned to facilitate and support the scaling-up process of early child development interventions. It points out those attributes that interventions must maintain to ensure effectiveness at scale. Similarly, political support is also identified as indispensable.
dc.format.extent29
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0003210
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/70-to-700-to-70000-Lessons-from-the-Jamaica-Experiment.pdf
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/spanish/document/De-70-a-700-a-70.000-Lecciones-del-estudio-de-Jamaica.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectChild Development
dc.subjectEarly Childhood Development
dc.subjectSocial Protection
dc.subjectChildren
dc.subjectCognitive Development
dc.subjectHome Visit
dc.subject.jelcodeJ24 - Human Capital • Skills • Occupational Choice • Labor Productivity
dc.subject.jelcodeI38 - Government Policy • Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs
dc.subject.jelcodeO15 - Human Resources • Human Development • Income Distribution • Migration
dc.subject.keywordsmonitoring;home visiting;quality;child development;scalability
dc.typeWorking Papers
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-WP-01230
idb.operationRG-T3444
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