SkillsBank a tool to explore effective skills development programs

STUDIES INCLUDED FROM

Program Type	Evidence of effectiveness	Effects%1%	Worldwide	Latin America & The Caribbean
Jamaica curriculum Weekly home visits to promote age-appropriate stimulation activities	Yes	32.00	4	2
Healthy Families America Weekly, then less frequent home visits	Yes	24.00	1	0
Infant Health and Development Program Daycare, home visits and parent group meetings for low birthweight 0-3 year olds	Yes	22.00	1	0
Early Head Start Public program providing daycare, home visits or combination of both	Yes	12.00	2	0
Nurse Family Partnership Home visits for mothers from pregnancy until child is 2 years old by a nurse	No	37.00	3	0
Home Instruction Program for Preschool Youngsters Biweekly home visits and parent group meetings with paraprofessional	No	21.00	1	0
Parents as Teachers Monthly home visits and group meetings	No	6.00	5	0

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Including those without statistically significant effects

1 Effects are expressed in learning points. Tests are standardized so that they have a standard deviation of 100. To benchmark effects, a third grader improves her scores in 40 learning points in one year.

= 1-5 LP , = 6-10 LP, = 11-15 LP, = 16-20 LP, = 20+LP.

= No effect or negative effect