ParentCorps
Problems addressed
Externalizing behaviors/problems
Low educational/academic performance
Low parental skills
Effectiveness

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Promising

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Life periods served
Early childhood (0 to 3 years)
Adults (18 to 59 years)
Where the program was applied
Education establishment
Country of application
United States
Description

This is an early childhood school program for parents and teachers of preschool children. The aim is to promote children’s emotional regulation and literacy, both at home and in school.
The program consists of three components that stimulate development and learning in situations of vulnerability and adversity:
1) Parent program, in which families are taught to support their children’s social and emotional development issues and promote conditions for academic success;
2) Social and emotional curriculum implemented in the classroom by teachers; and
3) Training for school leaders and mental health professionals to support the program’s progress.
The parent program and the implementation of the social and emotional curriculum in the classroom last 14 weeks each.

Impact evaluations

Impact evaluation studies have shown statistically significant effects on children’s school performance and mental health problems, but no effect on early conduct problems. There were also statistically significant effects on parental knowledge, positive behavior support, and parental involvement, but no effect on children’s behavior management [1] [2] [3].

Bibliographic reference

[1] Brotman, L. M., Dawson-McClure, S., Calzada, E. J., Huang, K. Y., Kamboukos, D., Palamar, J. J., & Petkova, E. (2013). Cluster (school) RCT of ParentCorps: impact on kindergarten academic achievement. Pediatrics, 131(5), e1521-e1529.

[2] Dawson-McClure, S., Calzada, E., Huang, K. Y., Kamboukos, D., Rhule, D., Kolawole, B., ... & Brotman, L. M. (2015). A population-level approach to promoting healthy child development and school success in low-income, urban neighborhoods: impact on parenting and child conduct problems. Prevention science, 16(2), 279-290.

[3] Brotman, L. M., Dawson-McClure, S., Kamboukos, D., Huang, K. Y., Calzada, E. J., Goldfeld, K., & Petkova, E. (2016). Effects of ParentCorps in prekindergarten on child mental health and academic performance: Follow-up of a randomized clinical trial through 8 years of age. JAMA pediatrics, 170(12), 1149-1155.

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