{"id":7969,"date":"2026-06-22T10:33:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T15:33:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.avance.org\/?page_id=7969"},"modified":"2026-06-22T15:35:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T20:35:26","slug":"rct","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.avance.org\/es\/rct\/","title":{"rendered":"Parent-Child Education Program (PCEP) Evaluation"},"content":{"rendered":"<strong>Programa de Educaci\u00f3n para Padres e Hijos (PCEP)<\/strong><br \/>\nEstudio Controlado Aleatorio (ECA\/RCT)\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.avance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/FY26-2Gen-WebsiteMockup_MotherDaughter-Doodle.png\" alt=\"FY26-2Gen-WebsiteMockup_MotherDaughter-Doodle\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"2257\" width=\"1865\" title=\"FY26-2Gen-WebsiteMockup_MotherDaughter-Doodle\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t<p>El \u00c9xito Comienza en el Hogar<\/p>\n\t<p>For more than 50 years, the AVANCE Parent-Child Education Program (PCEP) has supported parents and children simultaneously, built on the idea that parents are their children&#8217;s first teachers and that the home is the first classroom. A rigorous evaluation conducted in partnership with Rice University&#8217;s Kinder Institute for Urban Research provides new evidence that this two-generation approach works.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Through a randomized controlled trial (RCT)-the gold standard of research-researchers evaluated the impact of participation in PCEP on school readiness and parental engagement to address three questions.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00bfC\u00f3mo impacta la participaci\u00f3n en PCEP los resultados de los padres?<\/li>\n<li>What effect does PCEP have on children&#8217;s developmental growth and school readiness?<\/li>\n<li>\u00bfContin\u00faan los beneficios despu\u00e9s de que termina el programa?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t<p>Los resultados fueron claros.<\/p>\n\t<p><strong>PCEP genera un impacto medible y duradero tanto para los padres como para los hijos. <\/strong><\/p>\n\t<p>Lea m\u00e1s sobre los hallazgos a continuaci\u00f3n o vaya directamente al <a href=\"#rct-report\">informe completo<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t<p>Hallazgos Clave<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" id=\"fl-accordion--label-0\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"fl-accordion--panel-0\">Avances Significativos en la Crianza<\/a>\n\t<p><strong>PCEP verdaderamente marc\u00f3 una diferencia en lo que los padres saben, sienten y hacen. <\/strong>Parents who participated in the PCEP showed measurable growth in their parenting skills, with results that are exceptionally strong compared to other early childhood interventions. Findings show that PCEP had a powerful overall impact on parents and led to a noticeable shift in how they supported their children&#8217;s growth.<\/p>\n\t<p>Mayor confianza en su rol como educadores<\/p>\n\t<p>Mayor conocimiento del desarrollo infantil<\/p>\n\t<p>Mayor participaci\u00f3n en actividades de aprendizaje diarias<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.avance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb-plugin\/cache\/mission-statement-blog-feature-2-8x4-1-square.png\" alt=\"mission-statement-blog-feature-2-8x4\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"400\" width=\"800\" title=\"mission-statement-blog-feature-2-8x4\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" id=\"fl-accordion--label-1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"fl-accordion--panel-1\">Mayor Preparaci\u00f3n Escolar para los Ni\u00f1os<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.avance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb-plugin\/cache\/25HC-slide-5-square.jpg\" alt=\"25HC-slide-5\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1024\" width=\"1536\" title=\"25HC-slide-5\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t<p><strong>Los ni\u00f1os que participaron en PCEP lograron avances notables en todas las \u00e1reas evaluadas al final del programa.<\/strong> Los ni\u00f1os mostraron un crecimiento significativo en habilidades de lenguaje, cognitivas y motoras, lo que demuestra que el programa fortalece eficazmente las bases para la preparaci\u00f3n escolar. En comparaci\u00f3n con el grupo de control, los ni\u00f1os que participaron en PCEP estaban:<\/p>\n\t<p><strong>4.4 meses <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>adelante en cognici\u00f3n<\/p>\n\t<p><strong>3.9 meses <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>adelante en lenguaje y alfabetizaci\u00f3n<\/p>\n\t<p><strong>4.6 meses <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>adelante en habilidades motoras<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" id=\"fl-accordion--label-2\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"fl-accordion--panel-2\">Un Impacto que Perdura M\u00e1s All\u00e1 del Programa<\/a>\n\t<p><strong>Los avances observados a lo largo del estudio resultaron duraderos en ambas generaciones,<\/strong> with improvements in child development and parent well-being continuing to expand in the months following the program&#8217;s conclusion-highlighting the impact of a true two-generation model.<\/p>\n\t<p>En lugar de estabilizarse, los ni\u00f1os mostraron a\u00fan m\u00e1s progreso en los meses siguientes al programa. En el seguimiento, los ni\u00f1os que participaron en PCEP estaban:<\/p>\n\t<p><strong>4.5 meses <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>adelante en lenguaje y alfabetizaci\u00f3n<\/p>\n\t<p><strong>6.5 meses <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>adelante en habilidades motoras<\/p>\n\t<p>The child&#8217;s progress occurred within the context of a more stabilized home environment. By the follow-up visit, parents reported significant improvements in their perceived mobility-their belief in their ability to move up in society-as well as their overall life satisfaction and financial security.<\/p>\n\t<p>Mayor satisfacci\u00f3n general con la vida<\/p>\n\t<p>Mayor movilidad percibida<\/p>\n\t<p>Mayor seguridad financiera<\/p>\n\t<p><strong>\u00bfListo para hacer una diferencia duradera?<\/strong> Conozca c\u00f3mo PCEP apoya a padres e hijos para que avancen juntos y c\u00f3mo puede llevar PCEP a su comunidad.\u00a0<\/p>\n\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avance.org\/es\/programs\/pcep\/\">\u00a1Aprende M\u00e1s!<\/a><\/p>\n\t<div class=\"_df_book df-lite\" id=\"df_7991\"  _slug=\"7991\" data-title=\"avance-pcep-rct-brief\" wpoptions=\"true\" thumb=\"https:\/\/www.avance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Avance-PCEP-Brief-Final-1.png\" thumbtype=\"\" ><\/div><script class=\"df-shortcode-script\" nowprocket type=\"application\/javascript\">window.option_df_7991 = {\"outline\":[],\"backgroundColor\":\"#f5f5f5\",\"autoEnableOutline\":\"false\",\"autoEnableThumbnail\":\"false\",\"overwritePDFOutline\":\"false\",\"direction\":\"1\",\"pageSize\":\"0\",\"soundEnable\":\"false\",\"source\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.avance.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/Avance-PCEP-Brief-Final.pdf\",\"wpOptions\":\"true\"}; if(window.DFLIP && window.DFLIP.parseBooks){window.DFLIP.parseBooks();}<\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Parent-Child Education Program (PCEP) Randomized Controlled Trial Success Starts at Home For more than 50 years, the AVANCE Parent-Child Education Program (PCEP) has supported parents and children simultaneously, built on the idea that parents are their children&#8217;s first teachers and that the home is the first classroom. 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