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Early childhood matters: evidence from the effective pre-school and primary education project. Sylva, Kathy. This text documents the rapid development of the importance of early years education and care from the late 1990s into the new millennium. It chronicles the EPPE research, providing a unique contribution to the importance of pre-school. eBook, Paperback, Hardback, Electronic resource.
Early Years Transitions Action Research Project “Guiding the Journey” (Can using transitions story guides support parents and children in understanding their transition journeys?) Page 2 of 11 Sue Johnson nursery to swimming lessons or gym club and then from these recreational activities back to home. Within the early years care and education sector however the term transition is.
Professor Melhuish is an internationally recognised expert in the study of child development and childcare and has extensive experience with longitudinal studies. He was a Principal Investigator of studies of day care and family life in the 1980s, which had considerable influence on sections of the 1989 Children Act. He has also conducted research on child development, parenting and childcare.
Research can help to inform how we support and develop children's speech, language and communication skills. ICAN talk about the number of sources that can help your practice stay current and promote the best impact and outcomes for children and families.
EPPE Technical Papers 8a and 8b report on the main findings of the first phase of the longitudinal research which tracked a large sample of young children over the pre-school period from age 3 years plus to the start of primary school.
For research purposes, the scales are soundly reliable when used by appropriately trained data collectors. Their flexible and comprehensive nature allows an exploration of the relationship between early childhood program quality and its varied causes and outcomes. For example, the scales have been used in studies on what structural variables (such as staff-child ratios, teacher education, cost.
The research examined the relationship between the availability of free places and the number of children using free or paid-for early education at the local level. It suggests that out of every six children receiving free early education in 2007, only one more child PRESS COPY: UNDER EMBARGO UNTIL 00.01 WEDNESDAY 22 OCTOBER 2014. 4 The impact of the free entitlement on child development.