Effective pre-school and primary education 3-11 project (EPPE 3-11): Influences on children’s cognitive and social development in year 6

Effective pre-school and primary education 3-11 project (EPPE 3-11): Influences on children’s cognitive and social development in year 6 [1]

Author:

Sammons, P., Sylva, K., Melhuish, E., Siraj-Blatchford, I., Taggart, B., Hunt, S., & Jelicic, H.

Source:

Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF), Government of the United Kingdom

Format:

Fact sheet

Publication Date:

1 Aug 2008

AVAILABILITY

- Brief in pdf [2]

Description: This brief from the Effective Preschool and Primary Education (EPPE) project presents findings that show preschool quality and effectiveness remained statistically significant predictors of educational attainment and social/behavioral outcomes through sixth grade. Children gained the most benefit from having attended high-quality preschool but medium-quality provision also led to better math and social/behavioral outcomes in sixth grade than low-quality pre-K or none.

Region:

Europe [3]

Tags:

quality [4]

outcomes [5]

pre-school [6]