Anticipated stimulation and child's maturative evolution in Jalisco Stat's rural zones [Estimulación temprana y desarrollo madurativo del niño en zonas rurales del estado de Jalisco]

Abstract

Factors like social deprivation and families with a low socioeconomic level have shown to be a problem in the maturative evolution for children younger than 4 years old. Those factors impact children present but also their future school scenario and quality life. In all Mexico, and therefore in Jalisco State, the Dirección de Educacion Inicial (Initial Education Direction) operates an anticipated stimulation program for children younger than 4 years old, but getting close parents involvement. This transversal study was elaborated with the participation of 986 children that live in Jalisco State's rural zones. In fact, 986 children received 40 weeks of anticipated stimulation through their parents. In contrast 974 children didn't receive any stimulation and they were considered as a control group. All the children groups participating in this study get low rates in their maturative evolution, however, in all groups classified by age, the higher rates, according to the maturative scales qualifications was always obtained by children belonging to stimulated groups. In fact, the nonparticipation in the Anticipated Stimulation Program of the Dirección de Educación Inicial (Initial Education Direction) showed to be a very important risk factor (OR 2.44) for the presence of a maturative evolution "low" level. In conclusion, the Anticipated Stimulation Program through family parents is being efficient to palliate the effects caused by social deprivation and poverty on young children belonging to our State.