British Educational Research Journal

Anders, Y. and Sammons, P. and Taggart, B. and Sylva, K. and Melhuish, Edward C. and Siraj-Blatchford, I. (2011) The influence of child, family, home factors and pre‐school education on the identification of special educational needs at age 10. British Educational Research Journal 37 (3), pp. 421-441. ISSN 0141-1926.

Sammons, P. and Elliot, K. and Sylva, K. and Melhuish, Ted and Siraj-Blatchford, I. and Taggart, B. (2004) The impact of pre-school on young children's cognitive attainments at entry to reception. British Educational Research Journal 30 (5), pp. 691-712. ISSN 0141-1926.

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Sylva, K. and Stein, A. and Leach, Penelope and Barnes, Jacqueline and Malmberg, L.E. (2011) Effects of early child-care on cognition, language, and task-related behaviours at 18 months: an English study. British Journal of Developmental Psychology 29 (1), pp. 18-45. ISSN 0261-510X.

Hall, J.E. and Sammons, P. and Sylva, K. and Melhuish, Edward C. and Taggart, B. and Siraj-Blatchford, I. and Smees, R. (2010) Measuring the combined risk to young children's cognitive development: an alternative to cumulative indices. British Journal of Developmental Psychology 28 (2), pp. 219-238. ISSN 0261-510X.

British Journal of Special Education

Taggart, B. and Sammons, P. and Smees, R. and Sylva, K. and Melhuish, Ted and Siraj-Blatchford, I. and Elliot, K. and Lunt, I. (2006) Early identification of special educational needs and the definition of 'at risk': the early years transition and special educational needs (EYTSEN) project. British Journal of Special Education 33 (1), pp. 40-46. ISSN 1467-8578.

Cadernos de Pesquisa

Taggart, B. and Sylva, K. and Melhuish, Edward C. and Sammons, P. and Siraj-Blatchford, I. (2011) O poder da pré-escola: evidências de um estudo longitudinal na Inglaterra. Cadernos de Pesquisa 41 (142), pp. 68-99. ISSN 0100-1574.

Cambridge Journal of Education

Siraj-Blatchford, I. and Taggart, B. and Sylva, K. and Sammons, P. and Melhuish, Edward C. (2008) Towards the transformation of practice in early childhood education: the effective provision of pre-school education (EPPE) project. Cambridge Journal of Education 38 (1), pp. 23-36. ISSN 0305-764x.

Child: Care, Health and Development

Stein, A. and Malmberg, L.E. and Leach, Penelope and Barnes, Jacqueline and Sylva, K. (2012) The influence of different forms of early childcare on children's emotional and behavioural development at school entry. Child: Care, Health and Development 39 (5), pp. 676-687. ISSN 0305-1862.

West, A.F. and Lewis, S.N. and Ram, B. and Barnes, Jacqueline and Leach, Penelope and Sylva, K. and Stein, A. (2009) Why do some fathers become primary caregivers for their infants? a qualitative study. Child: Care, Health and Development 35 (2), pp. 208-216. ISSN 0305-1862.

Lewis, S.N. and West, A.F. and Stein, A. and Malmberg, L.E. and Bethell, K. and Barnes, Jacqueline and Sylva, K. and Leach, Penelope (2009) A comparison of father-infant interaction between primary and non-primary care giving fathers. Child: Care, Health and Development 35 (2), pp. 199-207. ISSN 0305-1862.

Stein, A. and Malmberg, L.E. and Sylva, K. and Barnes, Jacqueline and Leach, Penelope (2008) The influence of maternal depression, caregiving, and socioeconomic status in the post-natal year on children's language development. Child: Care, Health and Development 34 (5), pp. 603-612. ISSN 0305-1862.

Early Child Development and Care

Barnes, Jacqueline and Leach, Penelope and Malmberg, L.E. and Stein, A. and Sylva, K. and FCCC Team (2010) Experiences of childcare in England and socio‐emotional development at 36 months. Early Child Development and Care 180 (9), pp. 1215-1229. ISSN 0300-4430.

Leach, Penelope and Barnes, Jacqueline and Malmberg, L.E. and Sylva, K. and Stein, A. (2008) The quality of different types of child care at 10 and 18 months: a comparison between types and factors related to quality. Early Child Development and Care 178 (2), pp. 177-209. ISSN 0300-4430.

Barnes, Jacqueline and Leach, P. and Sylva, K. and Stein, A. and Malmberg, L.-E. (2006) Infant care in England: mothers' aspirations, experiences, satisfaction and caregiver relationships. Early Child Development and Care 176 (5), pp. 553-573. ISSN 0300-4430.

Barnes, Jacqueline and Leach, P. and Sylva, K. and Stein, A. and Malmberg, L.-E. and The Families, Children and Child Care team (2006) Infant child care in England: mothers' aspirations, experiences, satisfaction and caregiver relationships. Early Child Development and Care 176 (5), pp. 553-573. ISSN 0300-4430.

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Sylva, K. and Stein, A. and Leach, P. and Barnes, Jacqueline and Malmberg, L.-E. (2007) Child care in England in the first year. Early Childhood Research Quarterly 22 (1), pp. 118-136. ISSN 0885-2006.

Sylva, K. and Stein, A. and Leach, Penelope and Barnes, Jacqueline and Malmberg, L.E. (2007) Family and child factors related to the use of non-maternal infant care: an English study. Early Childhood Research Quarterly 22 (1), 118 - 136. ISSN 0885-2006.

Sylva, K. and Siraj-Blatchford, I. and Taggart, B. and Sammons, P. and Melhuish, Edward C. and Elliot, K. and Totsika, V. (2006) Capturing quality in early childhood through environmental rating scales. Early Childhood Research Quarterly 21 (1), pp. 76-92. ISSN 0885-2006.

Early Education

Sammons, P. and Sylva, K. and Siraj-Blatchford, I. and Melhuish, Edward C. and Taggart, B. (2008) Is public investment in the early years worthwhile? Early Education 54 (1), pp. 33-44. ISSN 0960-281X.

Evaluation and Research in Education

Siraj-Blatchford, I. and Sammons, P. and Taggart, B. and Sylva, K. and Melhuish, Ted (2006) Educational research and evidence-based policy: the mixed-method approach of the EPPE project. Evaluation and Research in Education 19 (2), pp. 63-82. ISSN 0950-0790.

Exceptionality Education international

Melhuish, Edward and Barnes, Jacqueline and Gardiner, J. and Siraj, I. and Sammons, P. and Sylva, K. and Taggart, B. (2019) A study of the long-term influence of early childhood education and care on the risk for developing special educational needs. Exceptionality Education international 29 (3), pp. 22-41. ISSN 1918-5227.

Infant Behavior and Development

Malmberg, L.E. and Stein, A. and West, A.F. and Lewis, S.N. and Barnes, Jacqueline and Leach, Penelope and Sylva, K. (2007) Parent-infant interaction: a growth model approach. Infant Behavior and Development 30 (4), 615 - 630. ISSN 0163-6383.

Infant and Child Development

Leach, P. and Barnes, Jacqueline and Nichols, M. and Goldin, J. and Stein, A. and Sylva, K. and Malmberg, K. (2006) Child care before 6 months of age: a qualitative study of mothers' decisions and feelings about employment and non-maternal care. Infant and Child Development 15 (5), pp. 471-502. ISSN 1522-7227.

International Journal of Early Childhood Education

Taggart, B. and Siraj-Blatchford, I. and Sylva, K. and Melhuish, Edward C. and Sammons, P. (2008) Influencing policy and practice through research on early childhood education. International Journal of Early Childhood Education 14 (2), pp. 7-21. ISSN 1226-9557.

International Journal of Social Research Methodology

Sammons, P. and Siraj-Blatchford, I. and Sylva, K. and Melhuish, Ted and Taggart, B. and Elliot, K. (2005) Investigating the effects of pre-school provision: using mixed methods in the EPPE research. International Journal of Social Research Methodology 8 (3), pp. 207-224. ISSN 1364-5579.

Journal of Children's Services

Sammons, P. and Toth, K. and Sylva, K. and Melhuish, Edward C. and Siraj, I. and Taggart, B. (2015) The long-term role of the home learning environment in shaping students’ academic attainment in secondary school. Journal of Children's Services 10 (3), pp. 189-201. ISSN 1746-6660.

Journal of Early Childhood Research

Sylva, K. and Melhuish, Edward C. and Sammons, P. and Siraj-Blatchford, I. and Taggart, B. (2011) Pre-school quality and educational outcomes at age 11: low quality has little benefit. Journal of Early Childhood Research 9 (2), pp. 109-124. ISSN 1476-718X.

Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology

Barnes, Jacqueline and Altmann, L. and Ram, B. and Stein, A. and Leach, P. and Sylva, K. and Malmberg, L.-E. (2007) Factors associated with negative emotional expression: a study of mothers of young infants. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology 25 (2), pp. 122-138. ISSN 0264-6838.

Journal of Social Issues

Melhuish, Edward C. and Phan, M.B. and Sylva, K. and Sammons, P. and Siraj-Blatchford, I. and Taggart, B. (2008) Effects of the home learning environment and preschool center experience upon literacy and numeracy development in early primary school. Journal of Social Issues 64 (1), pp. 95-114. ISSN 0022-4537.

Oxford Review of Education

Baker, W. and Sammons, P. and Siraj-Blatchford, I. and Sylva, K. and Melhuish, Edward C. and Taggart, B. (2014) Aspirations, education and inequality in England: insights from the effective provision of pre-school, primary and secondary education project. Oxford Review of Education 40 (5), pp. 525-542. ISSN 0305-4985.

Hall, J.E. and Sylva, K. and Melhuish, Edward C. and Sammons, P. and Siraj-Blatchford, I. and Taggart, B. (2009) The role of pre-school quality in promoting resilience in the cognitive development of young children. Oxford Review of Education 35 (3), pp. 331-352. ISSN 0305-4985.

Primary Practice

Siraj-Blatchford, I. and Taggart, B. and Sylva, K. and Melhuish, Ted and Sammons, P. (2004) Effective pre-school and primary education. Primary Practice 37 , pp. 28-31.

Research Papers in Education

Sylva, K. and Taggart, B. and Melhuish, Ted and Sammons, P. and Siraj-Blatchford, I. (2007) Changing models of research to inform educational policy. Research Papers in Education 22 (2), pp. 155-168. ISSN 0267-1522.

Revista Portuguesa de Pedagogia

Siraj-Blatchford, I. and Sylva, K. and Taggart, B. and Melhuish, Ted and Sammons, P. and Elliot, K. (2004) The effective provision of pre-school education project: findings from the pre-school period. Revista Portuguesa de Pedagogia 38 , pp. 203-219. ISSN 0870-418X.

Revista de Política Educativa

Melhuish, Edward C. and Sammons, P. and Sylva, K. and Siraj-Blatchford, I. (2012) Home, pre-school and primary school influences upon children's educational attainment at age 11. Revista de Política Educativa 3 , pp. 63-92. ISSN 1852-3439.

Melhuish, Edward C. and Sammons, P. and Sylva, K. and Siraj-Blatchford, I. and Taggart, B. (2011) Las influencias del hogar, el pre-escolar y la escuela primaria sobre el rendimiento educativo a los once años del niño. Revista de Política Educativa 3 , pp. 63-92. ISSN 1852-3439.

School Effectiveness and School Improvement

Hall, J.E. and Sylva, K. and Sammons, P. and Melhuish, Edward C. and Siraj-Blatchford, I. and Taggart, B. (2013) Can preschool protect young children’s cognitive and social development? Variation by center quality and duration of attendance. School Effectiveness and School Improvement 24 (2), pp. 155-176. ISSN 0924-3453.

Melhuish, Edward C. and Quinn, L. and Sylva, K. and Sammons, P. and Siraj-Blatchford, I. and Taggart, B. (2013) Preschool affects longer term literacy and numeracy: results from a general population longitudinal study in Northern Ireland. School Effectiveness and School Improvement 24 (2), pp. 234-250. ISSN 0924-3453.

Sammons, P. and Hall, J.E. and Sylva, K. and Melhuish, Edward C. and Siraj-Blatchford, I. and Taggart, B. (2013) Protecting the development of 5–11-year-olds from the impacts of early disadvantage: the role of primary school academic effectiveness. School Effectiveness and School Improvement 24 (2), pp. 251-268. ISSN 0924-3453.

Science

Melhuish, Edward C. and Sylva, K. and Sammons, P. and Siraj-Blatchford, I. and Taggart, B. and Phan, M.B. and Malin, A. (2008) Preschool influences on mathematics achievement. Science 321 (5893), pp. 1161-1162. ISSN 0036-8075.

Scottish Educational Review

Siraj-Blatchford, I. and Mayo, A. and Melhuish, Edward C. and Taggart, B. and Sammons, P. and Sylva, K. (2013) The learning life course of at 'risk' children aged 3-16: perceptions of students and parents about 'succeeding against the odds'. Scottish Educational Review 45 (2), pp. 5-17. ISSN 0141-9072.

The Lancet

Barlow, J. and Barnes, Jacqueline and Sylva, K. and Fonagy, P. and Fearon, P. (2016) Correspondence: Questioning the outcome of the Building Blocks trial. The Lancet 387 (10028), pp. 1615-1616. ISSN 0140-6736.

Zeitschrift fur Erziehungswissenschaft

Sylva, K. and Sammons, P. and Chan, L.L. and Melhuish, Edward C. and Siraj-Blatchford, I. and Taggart, B. (2013) The effects of early experiences at home and pre-school on gains in English and mathematics in primary school: a multilevel study in England. Zeitschrift fur Erziehungswissenschaft 16 (2), pp. 277-301. ISSN 1434-663X.

Zeitschrift für erziehungswissenschaft

Sammons, P. and Anders, Y. and Sylva, K. and Melhuish, Edward C. and Siraj-Blatchford, I. and Taggart, B. and Barreau, S. (2008) Children's cognitive attainment and progress in English primary schools during key stage 2: investigating the potential influences of continuing pre-school education pre-school education. In: Roßbach, H.G. and Blossfeld, H.P. (eds.) Frühpädagogische Förderung in Institutionen: Zeitschrift für Erziehungswissenschaft. Wiesbaden, pp. 179-198. ISBN 9783531162911.