Abstract:This study uses high-quality longitudinal data from the Growing Up in Ireland to examine how home learning environment (HLE) and early childhood education (ECE) influence children’s early skills development across socioeconomic status (SES). Results from random-effects linear regression models indicate that: (1) higher SES is associated with higher cognitive and socioemotional outcomes before entry into compulsory school; (2) having a supportive HLE improves children’s cognitive and socioemotional skills, wher… Show more
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