Kenyan Informal Settlements

Risks & contraindications

Evidence quality

Where it comes from

Highlighted claims

• The study takes place in 51 low-income urban informal settlements across 11 Kenyan counties. — Measuring the impacts of exposure to daycare quality on child development and nutrition measures through a large-scale randomised trial in Kenyan informal settlements: protocol
• Paid daycare in these settlements is often informal and unregulated. — Measuring the impacts of exposure to daycare quality on child development and nutrition measures through a large-scale randomised trial in Kenyan informal settlements: protocol
• Common daycare quality problems include high child-to-caregiver ratios, limited training, few materials, and insufficient responsive interaction. — Measuring the impacts of exposure to daycare quality on child development and nutrition measures through a large-scale randomised trial in Kenyan informal settlements: protocol
• Informal settlements house nearly half of Kenya's urban population. — Measuring the impacts of exposure to daycare quality on child development and nutrition measures through a large-scale randomised trial in Kenyan informal settlements: protocol
• Prior evidence found substantial material and food insecurity in daycares in Kenyan informal settlements. — Measuring the impacts of exposure to daycare quality on child development and nutrition measures through a large-scale randomised trial in Kenyan informal settlements: protocol