Early Childhood Matters: Evidence from the Effective Pre-school and Primary Education Project

by Sylva, Kathy; Melhuish, Edward; Sammons, Pam; Siraj-Blatchford, Iram

• ISBN13: 9780203862063
• ISBN10: 0203862066
• Copyright: 2010-01-04
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Summary

This book documents the rapid development of the importance of early years education from the late 90s into this millennium, providing a unique contribution to the importance of pre-school.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Why EPPE? Kathy Sylva and the EPPE Team

The EPPE settings in the context of English pre-schools Iram Siraj-Blatchford

The EPPE Research design: An educational effectiveness focus Pam Sammons

Why children, parents and home learning are important Edward Melhuish

Quality in Early Childhood settings

Does pre-school make a difference?: Results over the pre-school period (to aged 5)

Do the benefits of pre-school last? Investigating pupil outcomes to the end of Key Stage 2 (aged 11)

A focus on pedagogy: Case studies of effective practice

Vulnerable children: Identifying children æat riskÆ

A linked study: Effective Pre-school Provision in Northern Ireland

Re-thinking the evidence-base for Early Years policy and practice

Glossary of terms

How children were assessed at different time points throughout the study

The Home Learning Environment at different time points

The EPPE Technical Papers

Social/behavioural dimensions at different time points (items associated with dimensions)

The Multiple Disadvantage Index

Results from analyses of pre-school effects compared with those of family income and parentsÆ employment status

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