In 2013, West Bengal introduced pre-primary classes in government schools to expand early childhood education. This study evaluates the program’s impact on enrolment and learning outcomes.
The authors study what happened after pre-primary classes were added to government schools in West Bengal, India in 2013. Using different research methods, they looked at changes in enrolment and test scores. It was found that more children started attending pre-primary classes in these schools. But their test scores in reading and math did not improve compared to children in other states without the program. This may be because the schools did not get enough new classrooms or teachers to support the extra students.
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https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00220388.2025.2510637#abstract