El Salvador has made considerable progress towards sustainable development and democracy since signing the 1992 Peace Accords, that ended a prolonged civil war. Although progress has been made in basic education, early childhood development is still problematic, especially in rural areas where poverty is widespread. There is a need to provide a broad spectrum, of services to rural children at an early age to increase school readiness and educational outcomes. Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), participation in early childhood development efforts is necessary in order to reach rural populations. Unfortunately, most local NGOs have very little experience assessing service delivery.
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IEQ's work in El Salvador focused on collaborating with Fundación Salvadoreña de Salud y Desarrollo Social (FUSAL), a local NGO, to design methodologies for studying treatment of young children in home and pre-school settings as well as parents' attitudes toward the treatment of their children. IEQ provided technical support to FUSAL in developing data collection instruments, reviewing data collection strategies, analyzing data, and preparing the final report submitted to USAID/El Salvador. Researchers collected data through classroom and home observations, interviews, focus groups, and surveys. IEQ supported FUSAL in El Salvador from February through October 1998.
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