The effects of SUMNAL on the developmental skills of Roma children

Abstract

This study investigated the effects of SUMNAL on the developmental skills of Roma children. The qualitative part of this study consisted a comparative study between children that attended SUMNAL (n = 6) and children that have not attended any kind of kindergarten (n = 6) with help from the Early Learning and Development Standards (ELDS). The qualitative part gathered opinions and statements from different kinds of people about SUMNAL by using a questionnaire, free observations and informal conversations. The results of the ELDS did not show significant differences between both groups. However, the results from the qualitative data did show that SUMNAL has a great impact on the developmental skills of children. Further research is needed to generalize the findings of this study to other Early Childhood and Development centers.