“…Research on children's experiences of food insecurity at home in high-income countries-particularly the US-has suggested that household food insecurity has wide-ranging implications for child school participation, learning and broader development. The timing of food insecurity and its persistence during sensitive periods of childhood may also be associated with poorer educational outcomes (Alaimo, Olson, & Frongillo, 2001;Grineski, Morales, Collins, & Rubio, 2018;Howard, 2011;Jyoti, Frongillo, Jones, & Al, 2005). However, there is a serious dearth of research on the learning consequences of household food insecurity, particularly around its timing and persistence over childhood, in LMIC settings.…”