Cumulative risk matters
Multiple concurrent risks are more informative than a single label, but they still do not determine one inevitable developmental outcome.
Research cases, not client testimonials
Compare the question.
Then compare the evidence.
These projects differ in period, sample, purpose and evidential strength. Keeping those differences visible prevents a long research history from being compressed into one promotional claim.
Proof matrix
Two programmes in context.
| Dimension | School-entry research | Preschool support programme |
|---|---|---|
| Period | Data collected 2006–2010; monograph published 2022 | Final research report, 2024 |
| Sample | 493 children from seven settlements | 81 children from two kindergartens |
| Primary question | How do cumulative risk, protective factors and resilience relate to school entry and later adaptation? | Do cognitive, behavioural and adult-rated resilience indicators change during a targeted programme? |
| Data | Support-service assessments, school-readiness measures, cognitive tests, risk indicators and adaptation outcomes | Cognitive assessment, MSSST screening, parent and educator Conners questionnaires, parent and educator resilience ratings |
| Strongest contribution | Longer developmental perspective and differentiated resilience groupings | Detailed pre–post values with multiple informants and explicit programme reflection |
| Main boundary | Historical regional dataset; observational interpretation | Regional, non-representative sample; no randomised control group |
| Public output | Reziliencia és iskolakezdés (2022) | Final research report (2024) |
Cross-project lessons
What remains stable across both programmes?
01 02 Protection is distributed
Children draw on personal capacities, family relationships, educational settings and wider community resources.
03 Support needs calibration
Activities must fit developmental level, current state and interest; some planned tasks were too difficult or insufficiently engaging and required adaptation.
Inspect the current study
See the reported values—not only the summary.
The findings page places every selected metric beside its instrument note and limitations.