The impact of pre-school on young children's cognitive attainments at entry to reception.

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Where can I find out more?

There are many different papers published through the EPPE project. You can view these and the final report, and information about the next stage of the EPPE project, (2003-2008) on the EPPE website at: http://k1.ioe.ac.uk/schools/ecpe/eppe/index.htm

You can read a summary of the government's ten-year strategy for childcare, "Choice for parents, the best start for children: a ten-year strategy for child-care", here: http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/educationoverview
/briefing/currentstrategy/10yearstrategy/

The Parents Centre website offers information for parents on beginning education for their children either at home or at school. See the 3-5 years section: http://www.parentscentre.gov.uk/

The Early Years Online website is part of Learning and Teaching Scotland's Online service. It has information about professional development, resources, publications and the latest early years education news: http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/earlyyears/latestnews.asp

A report on PEEP, a programme for parents to help improve their pre-school children's progress:
Evangelou, Maria & Kathy Sylva (2003) The effects of the Peers Early Education Partnership (PEEP) on children's developmental progress. RR489. DfES. You can download the research brief and the final report: http://www.dfes.gov.uk/research
/programmeofresearch/projectinformation.cfm?projectId
=14142&keyword=peep&keywordlist1
=Early%20years&keywordlist2=0&keywordlist3
=0&andor=or&type=5&resultspage=1

Munton, Tony et al (2002) Research on Ratios, Group Size and Staff Qualifications and Training in Early Years and Childcare Settings. Thomas Coram Research Unit. Institute of Education, University of London. DfES.
There are two parts to this report:

Part A: Review of International Research on the Relationship Between Ratios, Staff Qualifications and Training, Group Size and the Quality of Provision in Early Years and Childcare Settings; and
Part B: Adult: Child Ratios for Early Years Settings in the Private/Independent Sector: A Report of Empirical Research

You can find it online at: http://www.dfes.gov.uk/research
/data/uploadfiles/RR320.pdf

Slavin, RE; Karweit, NL & Wasik, BA (1994) Preventing early school failure. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon.

Tacon, Romey & Ruth Atkinson (1997) Teaching infants mental arithmetic. TTA Teacher Research Grant Summary. Available to order from DfES publications: http://www.dfespublications.gov.uk/cgi-bin/dfes

A 'best evidence synthesis':
Mitchell, Linda & Pam Cubey (2003) Characteristics of professional development linked to enhanced pedagogy and children's learning in early childhood settings. New Zealand Ministry of Education.

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Research Home Themes \| Find digests \| About the digests resources glossary researchers contact TRIPS Introduction What were the main factors that affected children’s early progress? How did the home learning environment affect children's development? How did family background affect children's development? How did individual differences affect children's development? How did the length of time that children spent attending pre-school affect their attainment? What conclusions did the researchers draw from their study? What were the aims of this study and how was it designed? What are the implications of the study for practitioners? Where can I find out more? Send us your feedback Collated digests To view/remove/add notes and save your collated digests click here Get Word Reader The impact of pre-school on young children's cognitive attainments at entry to reception. This digest found in Early years Send to a friend Word doc 70KB Printer friendly Collate for later Where can I find out more? There are many different papers published through the EPPE project. You can view these and the final report, and information about the next stage of the EPPE project, (2003-2008) on the EPPE website at: http://k1.ioe.ac.uk/schools/ecpe/eppe/index.htm You can read a summary of the government's ten-year strategy for childcare, "Choice for parents, the best start for children: a ten-year strategy for child-care", here: http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/educationoverview /briefing/currentstrategy/10yearstrategy/ The Parents Centre website offers information for parents on beginning education for their children either at home or at school. See the 3-5 years section: http://www.parentscentre.gov.uk/ The Early Years Online website is part of Learning and Teaching Scotland's Online service. It has information about professional development, resources, publications and the latest early years education news: http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/earlyyears/latestnews.asp A report on PEEP, a programme for parents to help improve their pre-school children's progress: Evangelou, Maria & Kathy Sylva (2003) The effects of the Peers Early Education Partnership (PEEP) on children's developmental progress. RR489. DfES. You can download the research brief and the final report: http://www.dfes.gov.uk/research /programmeofresearch/projectinformation.cfm?projectId =14142&keyword=peep&keywordlist1 =Early%20years&keywordlist2=0&keywordlist3 =0&andor=or&type=5&resultspage=1 Munton, Tony et al (2002) Research on Ratios, Group Size and Staff Qualifications and Training in Early Years and Childcare Settings. Thomas Coram Research Unit. Institute of Education, University of London. DfES. There are two parts to this report: Part A: Review of International Research on the Relationship Between Ratios, Staff Qualifications and Training, Group Size and the Quality of Provision in Early Years and Childcare Settings; and Part B: Adult: Child Ratios for Early Years Settings in the Private/Independent Sector: A Report of Empirical Research You can find it online at: http://www.dfes.gov.uk/research /data/uploadfiles/RR320.pdf Slavin, RE; Karweit, NL & Wasik, BA (1994) Preventing early school failure. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon. Tacon, Romey & Ruth Atkinson (1997) Teaching infants mental arithmetic. TTA Teacher Research Grant Summary. Available to order from DfES publications: http://www.dfespublications.gov.uk/cgi-bin/dfes A 'best evidence synthesis': Mitchell, Linda & Pam Cubey (2003) Characteristics of professional development linked to enhanced pedagogy and children's learning in early childhood settings. New Zealand Ministry of Education.