Informed Consent and Consent to Publish Form — Gamified Strategies to Enhance Cognitive Development in Early Childhood Education

Blank informed consent form template used in the research study "Gamified Strategies to Enhance Cognitive Development in Early Childhood Education" conducted at the Universidad Técnica del Norte (UTN), Ibarra, Ecuador (2024). This form was provided to parents and legal guardians of participating children prior to data collection. It includes: (1) full study information, (2) data privacy and anonymization procedures, (3) a Consent to Publish clause authorizing anonymized data publication in F1000Research and Figshare, and (4) signature fields for parent/guardian and researcher confirmation. The signed originals are held confidentially by the research team and are available upon request by the ethics committee. Ethics approval: UTN Research Ethics Committee — Resolution No. UTN-CI-2024-208-R.