Numbers in Nappies programme¶

Design · All designs
Evidence · 2 claims (1 for, 1 mixed) · 2 studies (2 causal), q2 · 0 of 2 report an effect size

Description¶

A parent-delivered early childhood development programme developed for this study, using flashcards of numbers, shapes and colours shown to infants for approximately 2–3 seconds each. The article states the programme "is applied on a daily basis, two to three times a day, for approximately 1 min per session, over an average of 60 days", with stimuli presented visually via flashcards and auditorily through the parent's voice. It avoids technology and promotes bonding in a positive learning environment.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

Parent or primary caregiver delivery through direct daily communication, with training provided to parents before implementation

Constraints¶

Developed as part of the present study and therefore not previously evaluated; evaluated only in a middle-income-sector sample of infants without developmental problems

Target Learners¶

infants aged 3–12 months

Learning Goals¶

number concepts including addition, subtraction, multiplication, greater than and less than
shape and colour recognition
memory, problem solving, classification and attention maintenance

Claims¶

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

van Eeden, R. & van Vuuren, J., 2017, 'The cognitive processing potential of infants: Exploring the impact of an early childhood development programme', South African Journal of Childhood Education 7(1), a499. https://doi.org/10.4102/sajce.v7i1.499

Page metadata

Field	Value
`type`	`design`
`id`	`numbers-in-nappies-programme`
`title`	`Numbers in Nappies programme`
`description`	`A parent-delivered early childhood development programme developed for this study, using flashcards of numbers, shapes and colours shown to infants for approximately 2–3 seconds each.`
`status`	`review`
`generated`	by `process:settle-candidates` on `2026-11-02`
`trust`	unverified — no one has confirmed this page's content
`sources`	1 — `van-eeden-2017`

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