The aim of the study is to evaluate a community based early education and development program launched by the Department of Non-Formal Education Ministry of National Education. The program was developed in collaboration with the World Bank with a total budget of US$127,000,000 and targets an estimated 738,000 children aged 0 to 6 living in approximately 6,000 poor communities (dusuns). The aim of the program is to increase access to early childhood services with the secondary aim of improving school readiness.
