Educational and Developmental Gains in Early Childhood (EDGE) Study: Evaluating the impact of Universal 3-year-old Kindergarten in Victoria

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Public Health - Other public health; Early childhood education and care; Cognitive development; Language development; Social-emotional development; Behavioural development; Mental Health - Studies of normal psychology, cognitive function and behaviour

• Registration Number: ACTRN12622000399796
• Lead Sponsor: Melbourne Graduate School of Education, The University of Melbourne

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2022-03-08
• Last Update Posted: 9 May 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 4050

Inclusion Criteria

Parents or legal guardians and their children, who are attending a 4-year old kindergarten program at participating early childhood education and care services at the time of study recruitment.

Early Childhood Teachers currently teaching a 3- and/or 4-year-old kindergarten program at participating early childhood education and care services.

Directors of participating early childhood education and care services.

Exclusion Criteria

Children who completed a previous year of 4-year-old kindergarten, e.g. children who repeated a year of kindergarten prior to commencing primary school.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Applied Problems subtest of the Woodcock Johnson IV (WJIV) Tests of Achievement (Schrank, F. A., McGrew, K. S., & Mather, N., 2014) as a measure of cognitive development. Age-adjusted standard scores [At the end of children’s 4-year-old kindergarten year, during Term 4 (Oct-Dec).];Letter-Word Identification subtest of the Woodcock Johnson IV (WJIV) Tests of Achievement (Schrank, F. A., McGrew, K. S., & Mather, N., 2014) as a measure of language development. Age-adjusted standard scores.[At the end of children’s 4-year-old kindergarten year, during Term 4 (Oct-Dec).];Picture Vocabulary subtest of the Woodcock Johnson IV (WJIV) Tests of Oral Language (Schrank, F. A., McGrew, K. S., & Mather, N., 2014) as a measure of language development. Age-adjusted standard scores [At the end of children’s 4-year-old kindergarten year, during Term 4 (Oct-Dec).]