Early Years Preschool Program Impact Evaluation 2018, Midline Survey
Bangladesh, 2018
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BGD_2018_EYPP-ML_v01_M
Early Years Preschool Program Impact Evaluation 2018
Midline Survey
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Bangladesh | BGD |
The Midline data collection for the Impact Evaluation of the Save the Children's Early Year Pre-School Program (EYPP) is being implemented by Data International Ltd. (DI) under the supervision of the American Institutes for Research (AIR), USA. This document reports various steps taken for data collection including training, challenges faced during data collection and lessons learned under this phase of the study.
The focus of the Midline survey was to tract and interview all households and children who participated under the Baseline survey carried out in November 2017. Under the Baseline a total of 1,856 households and children from the catchment areas of 100 preschool centers, consisting of 50 treatments and 50 controls were interviewed. Detailed household information of the selected children is also being collected using a structured questionnaire. To capture children's current development, International Development and Early Learning Assessment (IDELA) tool was administered on the sampled students.
This study aims to investigate the impacts of offering this additional year of pre-primary education in Bangladesh on child development outcomes (cognitive and social emotional), and will examine the benefits relative to the costs of the program. The study will also examine the mechanisms through which EYPP affects the outcomes of interest (e.g., children's school readiness), and the operational and community conditions for program implementation. This study will provide evidence for the Government of Bangladesh on how and how much the additional year of preschool benefits children, and at what cost. In addition to informing future policy in Bangladesh, this information may also be useful for other countries considering similar programming.
Scope
Community: community infrastructure, community assets, and programming for children aged 3-6
School: classroom and school conditions, and material resources
Family/Household: household roster, family member characteristics, home environment, parenting practices, socio-economic background characteristics (food security, expenditures, child health)
Children: school readiness (social and emotional development, emergent numeracy, emergent literacy, executive function, fine motor skills, gross motor skills, and approaches to learning)
Coverage
Three Upazilas - Gangni, Meherpur Sadar, and Mujibnagar under Meherpur District
Producers and sponsors
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Elizabeth Spier | American Institutes for Research |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin Kamto | AIR | Questionnaire design, sampling, data collection, data analysis |
| Adria Molotsky | AIR | Questionnaire design, sampling, data collection, data analysis |
| Azizur Rahman | Data International | Data collection, data processing |
| Najmul Hossain | Data International | Data collection, data processing |
| Name |
|---|
| World Bank - Strategic Impact Evaluation Fund |
Sampling
All children that participated in the Baseline survey and their respective households were selected as the sample frame for the Midline survey. Table 1 of the survey report presents the targeted coverage by upazila and intervention area. In addition, 50 treatment school (Rangdhuno) teachers were also selected for interview using a structured questionnaire. To gain further insights on the pre-school performance and school community, four Focus Group Discussions (FGD) with School Management Committee (SMC) were conducted in Meherpur Sadar.
Of the 1,856 children recruited for this study, 908 were girls and 948 were boys.
Survey instrument
Alike the baseline survey, International Development and Early Learning Assessment (IDELA) tools is used for preschool children development assessment. The instrument used for collection of household information was revised and a new instrument to conduct Early Year Pre-School Program (EYPP) school teacher interview was introduced. Customized software was developed for the IDELA test; for the household data collection using Open Data Kit (ODK) tool. ODK is a free and open-source set of tools to manage mobile data collection solutions. Developing the IDELA tools under ODK was not difficult, involving minor modifications to an earlier version. Apps for household data collection was developed by DI.
Data collection
| Start | End | Cycle |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-12-01 | 2018-12-26 | Midline Survey |
For the midline data collection, effort was made to recruit and train all Field Supervisors (FS) and Enumerators (FE) who worked under the baseline survey in 2017. All FS and 85% FE of the baseline team were part of the data collection team. Experts from Save the Children (SAVE), Bangladesh and senior members of Data International Ltd. (DI) provided intensive training on IDELA and on the household instrument during November 25 - 30, 2018. In addition, all supervisors were trained separately on how to conduct the Teacher's interview. A total of 32 FE and 4 FS were trained. The FE and the FS underwent orientation and training in the usage of electronic data collection devices (TAB) with preinstalled IDELA tools and the household survey instrument.
Following the completion of the training, all FE and FS were asked to read and sign the AIR Participant Protection Assurance Form. During the training session, SAVE Meherpur office organized a briefing on Child Safeguard Policy of SAVE.
While 16 Enumerators (FEs) were entrusted with the task of using TABs for IDELA test administration, the remaining FEs begun collecting household data. In addition to field supervision, the Supervisors (FSs) were responsible for conducting the EYPP school teacher interview.
With the goal of interviewing all children and households interviewed under the baseline survey, the midline data collection involved several steps. The first step of data collection involved tracking children covered under the baseline and currently enrolled under the EYPP program or admitted in a control school. Once these children were identified, IDELA test was administered followed by home visits to conduct the household interview.
Step two required tracking those children that are not currently enrolled under the EYPP program or admitted in a control school. To track these children, the Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinates collected under the baseline were used to locate their respective homestead. Once the household was tracked, identification of the child was ensured by verifying the name of his/her parents.
Step three involved tracking those children that could not be found at their residence as the child was visiting relatives during school holidays or the family permanently migrated to a different location. A total of 52 such children belonged to this category. Through subsequent visits to their residence or visiting a relative's place located within a few kilometer enabled interviewing 11 children and their parents. A summary status of those 41 children that could not interviewed are provided in the Table 2 of the survey report provided under Related Materials.
Data Access
Use of the dataset must be acknowledged using a citation which would include:
- the Identification of the Primary Investigator
- the title of the survey (including country, acronym and year of implementation)
- the survey reference number
- the source and date of download
Elizabeth Spier (American Institutes of Research). 2018. Bangladesh Early Years Preschool Program Impact Evaluation (EYPP-ML) 2018, Midline Survey. Ref : BGD_2018_EYPP-ML_v01_M. Downloaded from [url] on [date].
Disclaimer and copyrights
The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin Kamto | AIR | kkamto@air.org |
Metadata production
DDI_BGD_2018_EYPP-ML_v01_M_WB
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Development Economics Data Group | The World Bank | Documentation of the DDI |
2019-07-02
Metadata version
Version 1 (July 2019)