Archives Of Disease In Childhood

Sutcliffe, A. and Barnes, Jacqueline and Belsky, Jay and Gardiner, Julian and Melhuish, Edward C. (2012) Health of children born to older mothers in the UK. Archives Of Disease In Childhood 97 (S1), A98-A99. ISSN 0003-9888.

Sutcliffe, A. and Barnes, Jacqueline and Belsky, Jay and Gardiner, Julian and Melhuish, Edward C. (2011) Health of children born to mothers aged 40 years or over, analyses of two national cohort studies. Archives Of Disease In Childhood 96 (S1), A59-A59. ISSN 0003-9888.

Melhuish, Edward C. and Belsky, Jay and Barnes, Jacqueline (2009) Evaluation and value of Sure Start. Archives Of Disease In Childhood 95 , pp. 159-161. ISSN 0003-9888.

Archives of Diseases in Childhood

Oberklaid, F. and Baird, G. and Blair, M. and Melhuish, Edward C. and Hall, D. (2013) Children's health and development: approaches to early identification and treatment. Archives of Diseases in Childhood 98 , pp. 1008-1011. ISSN 1468-2044.

Archives of Scientific Psychology

Hammer, D. and Melhuish, Edward C. and Howard, S.J. (2017) Antecedents and consequences of social–emotional development: A longitudinal study of academic achievement. Archives of Scientific Psychology 6 (1), pp. 105-116. ISSN 2169-3269.

Asian Transactions on Basic and Applied Sciences

Louca - Papaleontiou, E. and Melhuish, Edward C. and Philaretou, A. (2012) Introspective abilities in preschool children. Asian Transactions on Basic and Applied Sciences 2 (2), pp. 14-30. ISSN 2221-4291.

Australian Educational Leader

Melhuish, Edward C. (2016) Pre-school benefits all and influences the nation's wellbeing. Australian Educational Leader 38 (2), pp. 6-8. ISSN 1832-8245.

Australian Journal of Education

Hammer, D. and Melhuish, Edward C. and Howard, S.J. (2017) Do aspects of social, emotional and behavioural development in the pre-school period predict later cognitive and academic attainment? Australian Journal of Education 61 (3), pp. 270-287. ISSN 0004-9441.

BMC Pediatrics

Cliff, D.P. and McNeill, J. and Vella, S. and Howard, S. J. and Kelly, M.A. and Angus, D.J. and Wright, I.M. and Santos, R. and Batterham, M. and Melhuish, Edward C. and Okely, A.D. and de Rosnay, M. (2017) The Preschool Activity, Technology, Health, Adiposity, Behaviour and Cognition (PATH-ABC) cohort study: rationale and design. BMC Pediatrics 17 (1), p. 95. ISSN 1471-2431.

BMC Public Health

Cliff, D.P. and McNeill, J. and Vella, S.A. and Howard, S.J. and Santos, R. and Batterham, M. and Melhuish, Edward C. and Okely, A.D. and de Rosnay, M. (2017) Adherence to 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for the Early Years and associations with social-cognitive development among Australian preschool children. BMC Public Health 17 (S5), ISSN 1471-2458.

BMJ

Sutcliffe, A. and Barnes, Jacqueline and Belsky, Jay and Gardiner, Julian and Melhuish, Edward C. (2012) The health and development of children born to older mothers in the United Kingdom: observational study using longitudinal cohort data. BMJ 345 , e5116. ISSN 1756-1833.

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.

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

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.

Cadernos de Pesquisa

Melhuish, Edward C. (2013) Efeitos de longo prazo da educação infantile: evidências e política. Cadernos de Pesquisa 43 (148), pp. 124-149. ISSN 0100-1574.

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.

Development and Psychopathology

Cline, J.I. and Belsky, Jay and Liu, Z. and Melhuish, Edward C. and Lysenko, L. and McFarquhar, T. and Stevens, S. and Jaffee, S.R. (2015) Take your mind off it: coping style, serotonin transporter linked polymorphic region genotype (5-HTTLPR), and children's internalizing and externalizing problems. Development and Psychopathology 27 , pp. 1129-1143. ISSN 0954-5794.

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

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.

Early Years

Qi, Xiaofei and Melhuish, Edward C. (2017) Early childhood education and care in China: history, current trends and challenges. Early Years 37 (3), pp. 268-284. ISSN 0957-5146.

Educational Psychology Review

Howard, S. and Powell, T. and Vasseleu, E. and Johnstone, S. and Melhuish, Edward C. (2017) Enhancing preschoolers' executive functions through embedding cognitive activities in shared book reading. Educational Psychology Review 29 (1), pp. 153-174. ISSN 1040-726X.

European Early Childhood Education Research Journal

Eliassen, E. and Zachrisson, H.D. and Melhuish, Edward C. (2018) Is cognitive development at three years of age associated with ECEC quality in Norway? European Early Childhood Education Research Journal 26 (1), pp. 97-110. ISSN 1350-293X.

Kleppe, R. and Melhuish, Edward C. and Sandseter, E.B.H. (2017) Identifying and characterizing risky play in the age one-to-three years. European Early Childhood Education Research Journal 25 (3), pp. 370-385. ISSN 1350-293X.

European Journal of Developmental Psychology

Barnes, Jacqueline and Gardiner, J. and Sutcliffe, A. and Melhuish, Edward C. (2014) The parenting of preschool children by older mothers in the United Kingdom. European Journal of Developmental Psychology 11 (4), pp. 397-419. ISSN 1740-5629.

Daglar, M. and Melhuish, Edward C. and Barnes, Jacqueline (2010) Parenting and preschool child behaviour amongst Turkish immigrant, migrant and non-migrant families. European Journal of Developmental Psychology 8 (3), pp. 261-279. ISSN 1740-5629.

Internation Journal of Child Care and Education Policy

Melhuish, Edward C. (2016) Longitudinal research and early years policy development in the UK. Internation Journal of Child Care and Education Policy 10 (3), ISSN 2288-6729.

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Barnes, Jacqueline and Melhuish, Edward C. (2017) Amount and timing of group-based childcare from birth and cognitive development at 51 months: a UK study. International Journal of Behavioral Development 41 (3), pp. 360-370. ISSN 0165-0254.

International Journal of Child Care and Education Policy

Belsky, Jay and Melhuish, Edward C. and Barnes, Jacqueline (2008) Research and policy in developing an early years’ initiative: the case of Sure Start. International Journal of Child Care and Education Policy 2 (2), pp. 1-13. ISSN 1976-5681.

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 Integrated Care

Busch, V. and Van Stel, H.F. and de Leeuw, J.R.J. and Melhuish, Edward C. and Schrijvers, A.J.P. (2013) Multidisciplinary integrated parent and child centres in Amsterdam: a qualitative study. International Journal of Integrated Care 13 , ISSN 1568-4156.

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry

Jaffee, S.R. and McFarquhar, T. and Stevens, S. and Ouellet-Morin, I. and Melhuish, Edward C. and Belsky, J. (2015) Interactive effects of early and recent exposure to stressful contexts on cortisol reactivity in middle childhood. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry 56 (2), pp. 138-146. ISSN 0021-9630.

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 Psychoeducational Assessment

Howard, S.J. and Melhuish, Edward C. (2017) An early years toolbox for assessing early executive function, language, self-Regulation, and social development validity, reliability, and preliminary norms. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment 35 (3), pp. 255-275. ISSN 0734-2829.

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.

Lancet

Belsky, Jay and Leyland, A.H. and Barnes, Jacqueline and Melhuish, Edward C. (2009) Sure Start in England. Lancet 373 (9661), p. 381. ISSN 0140-6736.

Melhuish, Edward C. and Belsky, Jay and Leyland, A.H. and Barnes, Jacqueline (2008) Effects of fully-established Sure Start local programmes on 3-year-old children and their families living in England: a quasi-experimental observational study. Lancet 372 (9650), pp. 1641-1647. ISSN 0140-6736.

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.

Paediatrics

Basatemur, E. and Gardiner, Julian and Williams, C. and Melhuish, Edward C. and Barnes, Jacqueline and Sutcliffe, A. (2013) Relationship between maternal body mass index and child cognition: evidence from the UK Millennium Cohort Study. Paediatrics 131 (1), pp. 56-63. ISSN 0031-4005.

Pediatric Reports

Gardiner, Julian and Sutcliffe, A. and Melhuish, Edward C. and Barnes, Jacqueline (2015) Paternal age, paternal presence and children’s health: an observational study. Pediatric Reports 7 (1), p. 5659. ISSN 2036-7503.

Sutcliffe, A. and Melhuish, Edward C. and Barnes, Jacqueline and Gardiner, Julian (2014) Health and development of children born after assisted reproductive technology and sub-fertility compared to naturally conceived children: data from a national study. Pediatric Reports 6 (1), ISSN 2036-7503.

Pediatrics

Oei, J.L. and Melhuish, Edward C. and Uebel, H. and Azzam, N. and Breen, C. and Burns, L. and Hilder, L. and Bajuk, B. and Abdel-Latif, M.E. and Ward, M. and Feller, J.M. and Falconer, J. and Clews, S. and Eastwood, J. and Li, A. and Wright, I.M. (2017) Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome and high school performance. Pediatrics 139 (2), e20162651. ISSN 0031-4005.

Basatemur, E. and Gardiner, Julian and Williams, C. and Melhuish, Edward C. and Barnes, Jacqueline and Sutcliffe, A. (2013) Maternal prepregnancy BMI and child cognition: a longitudinal cohort study. Pediatrics 131 (1), pp. 56-63. ISSN 0031-4005.

Public Health Research

Barnes, Jacqueline and Stuart, Jane and Allen, E. and Petrou, S. and Sturgess, J. and Barlow, J. and Macdonald, G. and Spiby, H. and Aistrop, D. and Melhuish, Edward C. and Kim, S. and Elbourne, D. (2017) Results of the First Steps study: a randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation of the Group Family Nurse Partnership (gFNP) programme compared with usual care in improving outcomes for high-risk mothers and their children and preventing abuse. Public Health Research 5 (9), ISSN 2050-4381.

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. (2011) Preschool matters. Science 333 (6040), pp. 299-300. ISSN 0193-4511.

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.

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Barnes, Jacqueline and Belsky, Jay and Frost, Martin and Melhuish, Edward C. (2010) Neighborhood characteristics and mental health: the relevance for mothers of infants in deprived English neighborhoods. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology 46 (12), pp. 1243-1249. ISSN 0933-7954.

The Conversation

Melhuish, Edward C. (2016) Parents have the biggest influence over their child's language and emotional development. The Conversation ,

Trials

Cooper, P. and Murray, L. and Jennings, S. and Mortimer, A. and Prout, A. and Melhuish, Edward C. and Hughes, C. and Duncan, J. and Holmes, J. and Dishington, C. (2018) The Impact of Early-years Provision In Children's Centres (EPICC) on child cognitive and socio-emotional development: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials 19 , p. 450. ISSN 1745-6215.

Barnes, Jacqueline and Stuart, Jane and Allen, E. and Petrou, S. and Sturgess, J. and Barlow, J. and Macdonald, G. and Spiby, H. and Aistrop, D. and Melhuish, Edward C. and Kim, S.W. and Elbourne, D. (2017) Randomized controlled trial and economic evaluation of nurse-led group support for young mothers during pregnancy and the first year postpartum versus usual care. Trials 18 (508), ISSN 1745-6215.

Melhuish, Edward C. and Howard, S.J. and Siraj, I. and Neilsen-Hewett, C. and Kingston, D. and de Rosnay, M. and Duursma, E. and Luu, B. (2016) Fostering Effective Early Learning (FEEL) through a professional development programme for early childhood educators to improve professional practice and child outcomes in the year before formal schooling: study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial. Trials 17 (1), p. 602. ISSN 1745-6215.

Barnes, Jacqueline and Aistrop, D. and Allen, E. and Barlow, J. and Elbourne, D. and MacDonald, G. and Melhuish, Edward C. and Petrou, S. and Pink, J. and Snowdon, C. and Spiby, H. and Stuart, Jane and Sturgess, J. (2013) First steps: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial of the effectiveness of the Group Family Nurse Partnership (gFNP) program compared to routine care in improving outcomes for high-risk mothers and their children and preventing abuse. Trials 14 (1), p. 285. ISSN 1745-6215.

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.