Realizing Innovation through Social Entrepreneurship (RISE) Egypt supports entrepreneurial startups address issues of national importance in Egypt. Educate Me (EM), which operates a community preschool and primary school in Egypt, worked together with RISE Egypt to strengthen its school model, learn from global peers in ECD, and integrate an evidence-based approach. RISE Egypt chose IDELA for the study as it is an open source, reliable, validated and concise tool. Results from the study allowed RISE Egypt to introduce a more research-based perspective which EM later adopted and incorporated into its planning processes and within staff.