The effect of special educational assistance in early childhood education and care on psycho-social difficulties in elementary school children

• Main Authors: Guido Biele (Author), Ratib Lekhal (Author), Kristin R. Overgaard (Author), Mari Vaage Wang (Author), Ragnhild Eek Brandlistuen (Author), Svein Friis (Author), Pål Zeiner (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Three to seven percent of pre-schoolers have developmental problems or child psychiatric disorders. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) indicate that interventions in early childhood education and care (ECEC) improve long-term outcomes of children from disadvantaged backgrounds....