Executive Summary

This report reviews the results from an endline quasi-experimental assessment conducted to estimate the impact of Save the Children’s Early Literacy and Mathematics (ELM) programming and look at trends in the growth and development of children in Afar and South Omo. We compare the developmental status and background factors of children benefiting from Save the Children’s programs (in SC-funded ECD centers and SC-supported government ECD centers) to that of children in unsupported government ECD centers. We assess early learning and development with Save the Children’s International Early Learning and Development Assessment (IDELA).

We attempt to answer two primary research questions: 1) what is the evidence that SC support impacted children’s development? and 2) what are other factors that are related to children’s growth and development in intervention areas?