This repo includes anonymized data and analysis of the iThemba Projects' Asidlale Creche Programme in Sweetwaters, South Africa. Data was collected between 2013-2016 from 276 students entering grade R at two primary schools in Sweetwaters. Each student was assessed on 14 exercises involving cognition and motor skills, receiving a score from 1 (low) to 3 (high).
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Evaluate the effectiveness of the Asidlale programme.
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Find year-to-year trends to assess how creches have fared over time.
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Offer suggestions for improving the Asidlale programme.
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Offer suggestions for improving data collection.
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Children in Asdidlale creches consistently outperform peers in non-Asidlale creches.
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Children who attend any kind of creche consistently outperform peers who do not.
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Year to year comparisons are difficult to make.