Policy Challenge
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Program Type
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Program Type Evidence of effectiveness Effects Worldwide Latin America & The Caribbean
Jamaica curriculum
Yes
32
    4
    2
    Healthy Families America
    Yes
    24
      1
      0
      Infant Health and Development Program
      Yes
      22
        1
        0
        Early Head Start
        Yes
        12
          2
          0
          Nurse Family Partnership
          No
          37
            3
            0
            Home Instruction Program for Preschool Youngsters
            No
            21
              1
              0
              Parents as Teachers
              No
              6
                5
                0
                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