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We evaluate the effectiveness of a cool roof intervention &#8211; white reflective paint applied to the roofs of government pre-schools (Anganwadis) in Thiruvananthapuram district of the Indian state of Kerala\u2014using a randomized controlled trial. The cool roof paint reduces indoor temperatures in treated pre-schools by approximately 1.3<span class=\"s1\">\u25e6<\/span>C. Staff in treatment pre-schools report significantly lower thermal discomfort. We also find meaningful improvements in children\u2019s cognitive performance, amounting to roughly 6.4% of the baseline mean. The intervention has no detectable effect on children\u2019s attendance. 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