This paper shows that there are large differences in cognitive and socio-emotional development between children from … rich and poor backgrounds at the age of 3, and that this gap widens by the age of 5. Children from poor backgrounds also … face much less advantageous "early childhood caring environments" than children from better off families. For example we …

Children born at the end of the academic year have lower educational attainment, on average, than those born at the …

Children born at the end of the academic year have lower educational attainment, on average, than those born at the … scores is likely to be the most appropriate policy response to ensure that children born towards the end of the year are not …

between children born at the start and end of the academic year. It builds on the previous literature on this topic in England … differences in outcomes between children born in different months that we observe. Specifically, we compare differences in tests … oldest and youngest children in an academic cohort; highlighting that children born at the end of the academic year are at a …

We study the socio-economic gradient of child development on a representative sample of low- and middle-income children … of the child's abilities. We find a statistically significant difference between children in the 90th and 10th percentile …

Many children in developing countries grow up in unstimulating environments, leading to deficiencies in early years …