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Barnes, Jacqueline; Melhuish, Edward C. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2017
This study investigated whether the amount and timing of group-based childcare between birth and 51 months were predictive of cognitive development at 51 months, taking into account other non-parental childcare, demographic characteristics, cognitive development at 18 months, sensitive parenting and a stimulating home environment. Children's…
Descriptors: Child Care, Multiple Regression Analysis, Mother Attitudes, Interviews
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Hallam, Susan; Parsons, Samantha – Research Papers in Education, 2013
The adoption of setting in the primary school (pupils ability grouped across classes for particular subjects) emerged during the 1990s as a means to raise standards. Recent research based on 8875 children in the Millennium Cohort Study showed that 25.8% of children in Year 2 were set for literacy and mathematics and a further 11.2% of children…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Ability Grouping, Incidence, Elementary School Students