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...

Zahlreiche Studien über die Schulleistungen von deutschen Schülern haben aufgezeigt, dass der schulische Erfolg von Kindern positiv vom Sozialstatus ihrer Eltern abhängt. Diese Studien offenbaren überdies, dass Kinder einkommensschwacher und/oder bildungsferner Familien besonders von...

Socioeconomic inequalities in children’s skills and capabilities begin early in life and can have detrimental effects on future success in school. The present study examines the relationships between school readiness and sociodemographic inequalities using teacher reports of the Short Early...