Can preschool protect young children's cognitive and social development? Variation by center quality and duration of attendance

School Effectiveness and School Improvement

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 155-176

  Hall, James ^a   Sylva, Kathy ^a   Sammons, Pam ^a   Melhuish, Edward ^b   Siraj Blatchford, Iram ^c   Taggart, Brenda ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

child development; multiple disadvantage; preschool quality; protection; risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878122396     PISSN: 09243453     EISSN: 17445124     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09243453.2012.749793     Document Type: Article

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