Improving Early Childhood Development among Vulnerable Populations: A Pilot Initiative at a Women, Infants, and Children Clinic

Table 1

Nested mean scores for supportive early childhood development home behaviors.

	Initial	1 month after	Difference
How often does the mother read to the child	1.885	2.039	0.154
How often does the father read to the child	1.308	1.269	−0.039
How often do other family members read to the child	1.115	1.480	0.365
Decreased television exposure	1.539	1.731	0.192
How often does the mother play with the child	2.346	2.692	0.346
How often does the father play with the child	1.731	1.885	0.154
How often do other family members play with the child	1.539	2.039	0.500
Total ECD score	11.68	13.24

1-month behavior outcomes of the intervention group (participants were matched by completion of pre- and postintervention surveys); early childhood development results are demonstrated by bold differences (1-month outcome mean scores – initial mean scores); sample -test value = 0.006.