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Data associated with: Measuring Quality and Characterizing Cuna Mas Home Visits Validation of the HOVRS-A+2 in Peru

By Health, Nutrition and Population Division (VPS/SCL/HNP)

This dataset contains information on Programa Nacional Cuna Más (Cuna Mas, hereinafter), Peru’s largest early childhood development program established in 2012. It focuses on one of the two services provided by Cuna Mas known as Servicio de Acompanamiento a Familias (SAF), a home visiting program that operates in rural areas and provides one-hour weekly home visits to children aged 0-36 months and their caregiver. The objective of the study was to compare different instruments to measure the quality of home visiting programs. Between August and October 2015, three instruments were administered to a sample of 554 children enrolled in Cuna Mas and receiving home visits at the time of data collection, and on their 176 home visitors who regularly work with 80 supervisors.

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Identifier https://doi.org/10.60966/cyov6t8i
License Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial–NoDerivs 3.0 IGO
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Araujo, María Caridad, et al. (2019). Data associated with: Measuring Quality and Characterizing Cuna Mas Home Visits Validation of the HOVRS-A+2 in Peru. IDB Open Data. https://doi.org/10.60966/cyov6t8i
Published date 2019-01-31
Modified date 2026-06-25
Tags/Keywords Development · Early Childhood
Language
  1. English
Temporal coverage 2015-2015
Country
Peru
Region Latin America and the Caribbean
Publisher
Inter-American Development Bank
Author
Araujo, María Caridad
Rubio-Codina, Marta
Dormal, Marta
Inter-American Development Bank
Data collection type Administrative Data
Statistical type Cross-sectional Data
Data structure Structured Data
Data notes

What is the Cuna Mas program in Peru?

Cuna Más is a large-scale early childhood development program in Peru that operates a home visiting service in rural areas to reach vulnerable young children as well as their caregivers and improve parenting behaviors, the home environment, and child outcomes .

What are the benefits of Cuna Mas for early childhood development?

This IDB dataset includes indicators on childcare services and beneficiary characteristics that can support analysis of early childhood development outcomes, but it does not directly list program benefits..

What are the primary objectives and services of the National Program Cuna Mas in Peru?

This IDB dataset suggests a focus on early childhood care through daycare services and family support, but it does not explicitly state formal objectives.

Why does Cuna Mas prioritize children specifically under 36 months of age for its intervention?

This IDB dataset includes data on young children, suggesting a focus on early developmental stages, but it does not explain the rationale.

What are the recent statistics on the coverage and reach of Cuna Mas in rural vs. urban areas of Peru?

This IDB dataset contains geographic and beneficiary data that can be used to analyze coverage across regions, but it does not directly summarize rural vs. urban reach.

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