The Early Years Transition and Special Educational Needs study was commissioned by the Department for Education and Skills and builds on data collected during the five-year-long Effective Provision of Pre-School Education (EPPE) project.
The study was based on 2,800 children at 141 pre-school centres - local authority day nurseries, integrated centres, playgroups, private day nurseries, nursery schools and nursery classes. It did not look at other forms of pre-school care such as child-minders, nannies or relatives.
The study identified children at risk of SEN in both cognitive and social-behavioural areas of development. Children with 'multiple disadvantage' were much more likely to be identified as 'at risk', while background influences, such as the family and home environment, had a much weaker link with their social-behavioural development.
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