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Ryan, Nikki (2025) State of the Moment Report: A Review of the ParentChild+ and Stretch Graduate Programme Evaluations. Project Report. National College of Ireland.
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This descriptive piece of work brings to life the impact of two programmes delivered by the Early Learning Initiative (ELI). ParentChild+ (PC+) and Stretch Graduate (SG) are two of the many programmes that ELI runs to support parents and children in disadvantaged areas of Dublin’s inner city. PC+ focuses on education and parenting techniques for children 18 months to three years old and Stretch Graduate gives tailored support to children and families from three and a half years old to school age and beyond.
It should be noted that this work draws on and connects previous reports, evaluations and research carried out to create a bigger picture reflection of the impact ELI is having and has had on the lives of the children and families that have participated in either or both programmes.
Previous research includes:
- Parent Child Home Programme Internal Follow-on Evaluation 2014/2017 (ELI, 2018)
- External Follow-up Evaluation Study of the ParentChild+ Programme 2022/2023 (O’Neill, 2023)
- Parents’ Voices Through the Pandemic – How a Community Action Research Project
Shaped a Parent-Child Engagement Programme. (Darmody & Mihalka, 2021)
This report will cover previous research on the two programmes in chronological order. Starting with an overview of ParentChild+ to bring together a description of the programme, select scholarly literature on similar programmes and ELI’s most recent proprietary data on the impact of the programme. Next it will look at how the success of the programme is measured and the impact it is having on families and children. We will then review the findings of the 2014-2017 Evaluation, followed by the 2022-2023 Evaluation. Lastly, it will cover one of one of ELI’s newer programmes, Stretch Graduate, detailing its roots and the important role it now plays in the ELI offerings.
| Item Type: | Monograph (Project Report) |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform > Community Development L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > Early childhood education H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races > Urban Sociology |
| Divisions: | Early Learning Initiative Publications |
| Depositing User: | Tamara Malone |
| Date Deposited: | 19 May 2025 12:39 |
| Last Modified: | 19 May 2025 12:39 |
| URI: | https://norma.ncirl.ie/id/eprint/7581 |
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