ECDP Researches

Covenanted Studies

ADB Funded: Support to Program Innovation and Policy Development

1.Baseline Survey and Data Generation on Nutritional Status, Psychosocial Development, and Care of 0-6 Year-old Children in the Early Childhood Development (ECD) Provinces (FNRI-DOST, September 2002)
2.Cost-effectiveness Of Deworming And Weekly Iron Supplementation In The Reduction Of Anemia Among Preschoolers: A Field Test (NCP, May 2003)
3.School Readiness of 5 ½-6 ½ Year Old Children in Various Socio – Economic Environments (Save the Children-US, October 2003)
4.Efficacy of Pandesal Baked From Wheat Flour Fortified with Iron and Vitamin A in Improving the Iron Status of Anemic Elementary School Children (Nutrition Center of the Philippines, January 2005)

WB Funded: Benefit Monitoring and Evaluation

1.Survey Of Indigenous Peoples’ Access To And Utilization Of ECD Services in Regions VI, VII, and XII (Southern Philippine Research and Extension Foundation, Inc. (SOPREX) - MSU - Iligan Institute of Technology , March 2002)
2.A Study of the Effects of Early Childhood Interventions on Children’s Physiological, Cognitive, and Social Development : Baseline Indicators Study (Office of Population Studies-University of San Carlos, July 2003)
3.A Study of the Effects of Early Childhood Interventions on Children’s Physiological, Cognitive and Social Development: Results Of The Longitudinal Evaluation Study (Office of Population Studies-University of San Carlos, July 2005)
4.A Study of the Effects of Early Childhood Interventions on Children’s Physiological, Cognitive, and Social Development: Endline Indicators Survey (UP Los Banos Foundation)


Other Studies Done

ADB Funded: Support to Program Innovation and Policy Development

1.Correlation Analysis of Children’s Nutritional Status, Dietary Intake and Psychosocial Development, and Pregnant and Lactating Mothers’ Dietary Intake in the ECD and Non-ECD Areas (FNRI – DOST, March 2005)

2.Sixth National Nutrition Survey: Philippines, 2003 - National Food Consumption Survey (FNRI – DOST, May 2005)

3.Effects of Iodized Salt on the Quality of Selected Processed Food Products (FNRI-DOST, August 2005)

Other Studies
4. Methods of Early Detection and Intervention of Children with Special Needs
5. Cost Effectiveness Study of ECD Interventions and Services of the Child Development Worker (CDW), Rural Health Midwife (RHM), Day Care Worker (DCW), Day Care Mother (DCM), and the Early Childhood Enrichment Packages
6. Evaluation of the Continuum and Best Practices of Project Educational Activities: Case Studies of Selected ECD Sites; and
7. Perceptions of Filipino Fathers and Mothers on Parenting Roles and Practices
Note: These studies are currently in their final stages of completion