Innovation in ECD: Part II

An R&D platform with a science-driven innovation agenda would look different from conventional delivery of services; current interventions are evaluated in a particular way that does not align with this approach. If the average effect meets the criterion for statistical significance, we declare the program ‘evidence-based' and say that the study was well-designed. An R&D platform innovation takes into account big positive and negative effects and matches best strategies to children and families to get optimal results. It adapts results for different populations, cultural contexts, material resources, needs, assets, etc. There need to be different comprehensive measures for policy. In order to avoid getting expensive, we need to be more specific about the active ingredients of the multi-dimensional interventions. Innovation culture differs greatly from program design and implementation.

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