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Early years experience and longer-term child development: research and implications for policymaking

Year: 2011

Type: book

Abstract: Why should we focus on the early years? One reason is the accumulation of evidence that indicates that the child's experience in the early years has profound consequences for later life. There are now many studies that present a consistent picture indicating that adversity in early life, such as frequently accompanies child poverty, is linked to: poor adult mental and physical health , adult mortality, anti-social and criminal behaviour, substance abuse and poor literacy and academic achievement.

Source: BIROn (Birkbeck, University of London)

Author: Edward Melhuish

Institution: Organisation de Coopération et de Développement Economiques

Language: English

Topic: Early Childhood Education and Development

Subfield: Education

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W606708500

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Cites: 15

Cited by: 3

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