We study the effects of preschool attendance on children's school progression and cognitive skills in Kenya and … Tanzania. Our analysis uses novel data from large-scale household surveys of children's literacy and numeracy skills, which …-specific covariates. In both countries, children who go to preschool tend to enroll in primary school late, and thus fall behind in terms …

development and socio-economic development gaps. For children born before January 1, 2007, parental leave benefits were means …-tested and paid for up to 24 months after childbirth. For children born thereafter, parental leave benefits were earnings … study the reform effects on children's language skills, motor skills, socio-emotional stability, and school readiness using …

standard deviation). Effects for conscientiousness are small and imprecisely estimated. Psychologists suggest that children in …

The early development of non-cognitive skills has longlasting benefits for children's sub- sequent educational … attainment and wages. Drawing on a rich, nationally representative longitudinal sample of young children in Ireland, we present …-parental care. This is equivalent to 44% of the difference in externalising behaviour between children with a mother with …