CANparent Trial Evaluation: First Interim Report
The main aim of the study is to evaluate whether or not the free provision of parenting classes in the three areas will provide sufficient incentive to providers to start offering additional universal classes nationally, including for parents with children aged 6 and older, and whether the trial will normalise and de-stigmatise the take-up of the universal parenting classes. The objectives are to investigate:
1. The extent to which a new and competitive market for the universal parenting classes has been created by the trial and how successfully this can be sustained with or without subsidy (covers demand and supply sides of the market).
2. The relative effectiveness of different voucher distributors, e.g. Foundation Years’ professionals versus a high street retailer (staff in Boots).
3. The relative effectiveness of different types of vouchers and information provided to parents (three specific variations of voucher design and information to parents are being trialled).
4. Parents’ awareness of, and attitudes towards, parenting classes.
5. Parents’ experiences of the parenting class offer.
6. Impact on parents’ perceptions of skills and confidence in parenting.
7. The development of universal parenting classes outside the trial area.
8. Longer term outcomes (over 1-3 years) for mothers, fathers and their children.
Published : 19th March 2013
Author : Mairi Ann Cullen, Stephen Cullen, Steve Strand, Ioanna Bakopoulou, Geoff Lindsay, Richard Brind, Emily Pickering, Caroline Bryson and Susan Purdon [ More From This Author ]
Publisher : Department for Education [ More From This Publisher ]
Rights : Department for Education
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