Tanzania, May 20 -- Dar es Salaam. A new international study has found that simple, low-cost and community-based parenting programmes can improve school readiness among young children, including those with disabilities.

The study, titled Feasibility and Acceptability of a Co-Designed Inclusive School Readiness Caregiver Programme in Bangladesh, Nepal and Tanzania, was conducted under the EN-REACH programme.

It assessed how caregivers can be supported to prepare children aged four to six for primary school.

In Tanzania, the research was implemented by experts from the Ifakara Health Institute (IHI) and Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (Muhas), with fieldwork conducted in Temeke District.

Lead researcher Prof Nahya Sal...