Debate on 3 February: Early Parenting and Preparing a Child for Success in School
This Library Note aims to provide background reading for the debate on the key role of good early parenting in preparing a child for success in school.
Children and families
Briefing
This Library Note covers a selection of research on predicting educational outcomes and the impact of parenting. Recent comparative data on child wellbeing then sets the context for summaries of the recent reports of the independent review on poverty and life chances, 'The Foundation Years: Preventing Poor Children Becoming Poor Adults', and the independent review on early intervention, 'Early Intervention: The Next Steps'.
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