Results
Descriptive characteristics of the subsample are summarized in Table 1 . The sample remained well-balanced following restriction: treatment and control groups were quite similar across all attributes at baseline. Use of balwadi (Seva Mendir) was reported for 16.4% of all children in treated households at midline, but restricting to eligible children (under 6 years old) yields a more accurate treatment uptake estimate of 28.5%. This was lower than anticipated, likely due to the short window of time (and thus limited opportunity for uptake) from baseline to midline; we expect that household-level uptake of the intervention will increase substantially by the final wave of the study. Use of balwadi (Seva Mendir) among children residing in control households was low (3.2%), as anticipated.
Educational outcomes, including the ability to both read and write and the average time spent in school per day/week, improved slightly in both treatment and control groups from baseline to midline; this is to be expected, as many of these factors would be expected to increase with age. The striking shifts in where children spent most of their day from baseline to midline are likely attributable to seasonal shifts in school attendance (responses to this question would vary based on when in the calendar year they are surveyed) (Verify?).