stance. We summarize how children's experiences and benefits from participation in ECEC are related to their families … societies. While well-targeted educational programs are found to lowerachievement gaps among children from different social … in children's (early) achievements …

only for children around the median of the attendance rate baseline distribution (between deciles 4 and 6). The … intervention was ineffective for children with very high or very low pre-treatment absenteeism levels. Our results, although … encouraging, emphasize the limits of these types of interventions, especially for children in families where barriers to reduce …

children. Of the 200 million children who do not reach their developmental potential worldwide, 66 percent live in South Asia … that contribute to the growth and development of children in early childhood. There are also large gaps in teachers …' understanding and practice of classroom accommodations for children with disabilities. The paper illustrates that educators, who …

direct effect. This is true for the full sample of children, for boys and girls and for children in households whose mother …

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 …