Frances E. Aboud|Kamal Hossain|Chloe O’Gara
The Succeed Project: Challenging Early School Failure in Bangladesh
McGill University|Save the Children|Save the Children
evaluation research compares firstgrade competencies two cohorts bangladesh children attended succeed preschools control group attend preschool testing groups occurred 2006 2007 2005 respectively succeed program aims improve childrens learning childrens school success developing testing affordable sustainable preschool model implemented school community home settings researchers assessed quality school homebased preschool environments using early childhood environment rating scale ecers plus two curricular subscales tap program quality independently developed test based governmentdefined competencies assessed school achievement grade 1 children results showed children attended succeed preschools performed better four five competencies relating reading writing oral math compared children without preschool experience better quality preschool environments positively associated childrens competencies grade 1 statistically significant differences firstgrade performance children homebased preschools compared schoolbased preschools using succeed program