Joining up services to reach children at an early age will enable more disadvantaged children to get the most out of early years education, according to the author of a report that highlights the benefits of pre-school education.
The four-year study for The Effective Provision of Pre-school Education project, which has tracked the progress of more than 3,000 three- to seven-year-olds, revealed that Key Stage 1 SAT results among pupils who had early years education were higher than those who had none.
Engaging with children whose parents may be education-phobic is a real challenge, admits report author Professor Kathy Sylva, although she says that this is being addressed to some degree through schemes such as Sure Start.
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