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2004

Quinn, L. and Hanna, K. and Melhuish, Ted and Siraj-Blatchford, I. and Sylva, K. and Sammons, P. and Taggart, B. (2004) EPPNI case studies. Technical Report. Stranmillis University Press, Belfast, Northern Ireland.

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.

Sylva, K. and Melhuish, Ted and Sammons, P. and Siraj-Blatchford, I. and Taggart, B. (2004) Effective pre-school provision. Project Report. Institute of Education, London, UK.

Sylva, K. and Melhuish, Ted and Sammons, P. and Siraj-Blatchford, I. and Taggart, B. (2004) Findings from pre-school to the end of Key Stage 1. Project Report. DfES, London, UK.

Quinn, L. and Hanna, K. and Melhuish, Ted and Siraj-Blatchford, I. and Sylva, K. and Sammons, P. and Taggart, B. (2004) Pre-school experience and literacy and numeracy development at the end of year 2 of primary school. Technical Report. Stranmillis University Press, Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Quinn, L. and Melhuish, Ted and Hanna, K. and Sylva, K. and Sammons, P. and Siraj-Blatchford, I. and Taggart, B. (2004) Pre-school experience and social/behavioural development at the end of year 1 of primary school. Technical Report. Stranmillis University Press, Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Quinn, L. and Hanna, K. and Melhuish, Ted and Siraj-Blatchford, I. and Sylva, K. and Sammons, P. and Taggart, B. (2004) Pre-school experience and social/behavioural development at the end of year 2 of primary school. Technical Report. Stranmillis University Press, Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Melhuish, Ted and Hanna, K. and Quinn, L. and Sylva, K. and Siraj-Blatchford, I. and Sammons, P. and Taggart, B. (2004) Pre-school experience and social/behavioural development at the end of year 3 of primary school. Technical Report. Stranmillis University Press, Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Sammons, P. and Sylva, K. and Melhuish, Ted and Siraj-Blatchford, I. and Taggart, B, and Elliott, K. and Marsh, A. (2004) Report on age 6 assessment. Project Report. Institute of Education, London, UK.

Sammons, P. and Smees, R. and Taggart, B, and Sylva, K. and Melhuish, Ted and Siraj-Blatchford, I. and Elliott, K. (2004) Special educational needs in the early primary years: primary school entry up to the end of year 1. Technical Report. Institute of Education, London, UK.

Sylva, K. and Melhuish, Ted and Sammons, P. and Siraj-Blatchford, I. and Taggart, B. and Elliot, K. (2004) Zu den auswirkungen vorschulischer einrichtungen in England. In: Faust, G. and Goetz, M. and Hacker, H. and Rossbach, H.G. (eds.) Anschlussfaehige Bildungsprozesse im Elementar- und Primarbereich. Germany: Klinkhardt, pp. 154-167. ISBN 9783781512658.

Sammons, P. and Sylva, K. and Melhuish, Ted and Siraj-Blatchford, I. and Taggart, B, and Elliott, K. and Marsh, A. (2004) The continuing effects of pre-school education at age 7 years. Technical Report. Institute of Education, London, UK.

Sylva, K. and Melhuish, Ted and Sammons, P. and Siraj-Blatchford, I. and Taggart, B. (2004) The effective provision of pre-school education (EPPE) project: final report. a longitudinal study. Project Report. DfES, London, UK.

Sylva, K. and Melhuish, Ted and Sammons, P. and Siraj-Blatchford, I. and Taggart, B. (2004) The effective provision of pre-school education (EPPE) project: findings from the early primary years. Project Report. DfEs Publications, London, UK.

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.

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.

Sammons, P. and Smees, R. and Taggart, B, and Sylva, K. and Melhuish, Ted and Siraj-Blatchford, I. and Elliott, K. (2004) The parents' perspective. Technical Report. Institute of Education, London, UK.

2005

Hanna, K. and Melhuish, Ted and Quinn, L. and Sylva, K. and Siraj-Blatchford, I. and Sammons, P. and Taggart, B. (2005) Identifying and monitoring changes in special educational needs in the early years. Technical Report. Stranmillis University Press, Belfast, Northern Ireland.

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.

Quinn, L. and Melhuish, Ted and Hanna, K. and Sylva, K. and Siraj-Blatchford, I. and Sammons, P. and Taggart, B. and Doyle, A. (2005) Pre-school experience and literacy and numeracy development at the end of key stage 1. Technical Report. Stranmillis University Press, Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Siraj-Blatchford, I. and Sylva, K. and Taggart, B. and Melhuish, Ted and Sammons, P. (2005) The effective provision of pre-school education project: findings from the pre-school period. In: Hammes-Di Bernardo, E. and Hebenstreit-Mulkler, S. (eds.) Innovationsprojekt Fruhpadagogik. Professionalitat im Verbund von Praxis, Forschung, Aus-und Weiterbildung. Baltmannsweiler, Germany: Schneider Verlag, pp. 72-86. ISBN 9783896769909.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Melhuish, Ted and Romaniuk, H. and Sammons, P. and Sylva, K. and Siraj-Blatchford, I. and Taggart, B. (2006) Effective pre-school and primary education (EPPE 3-11) project: the effectiveness of primary schools in England in key stage 2 for 2002, 2003 and 2004. Other. Institute of Education.

Sammons, P. and Taggart, B. and Sylva, K. and Melhuish, Ted and Siraj-Blatchford, I. and Barreau, S. and Manni, L. (2006) Effective pre-school and primary education project (EPPE 3-11) variations in teacher and pupil behaviours in year 5 classes. Project Report. DfES, Nottingham, UK.

Sammons, P. and Sylva, K. and Melhuish, Ted and Siraj-Blatchford, I. and Taggart, B. and Grabbe, Y. (2006) Effective pre-school and primary education project (EPPE 3-11): influences upon children's attainment and progress in key stage 2: cognitive outcomes in year 5. Project Report. DfES, Nottingham, UK.

Sammons, P. and Sylva, K. and Melhuish, Ted and Siraj-Blatchford, I. and Taggart, B. and Grabbe, Y. (2006) Effective pre-school and primary education project (EPPE 3-11): influences upon children’s attainment and progress in key stage 2: cognitive outcomes in year 5. Project Report. DfES, Nottingham, UK.

Sammons, P. and Taggart, B. and Sylva, K. and Melhuish, Ted and Siraj-Blatchford, I. and Barreau, S. and Manni, L. (2006) Effective pre-school and primary education project (EPPE 3-11): variations in teacher and pupil behaviours in year 5 classes. Project Report. Institute of Education, London, UK.

Melhuish, Ted and Quinn, L. and Hanna, K. and Sylva, K. and Siraj-Blatchford, I. and Sammons, P. and Taggart, B. (2006) Effective pre-school provision in Northern Ireland. Project Report. Stranmillis University Press, Belfast, Northern Ireland.

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.

Sylva, K. and Melhuish, Ted and Sammons, P. and Siraj-Blatchford, I. and Taggart, B. (2006) The effective provision of preschool education (EPPE) project. In: van Kuyk, J.J. (ed.) The Quality of Early Childhood Education. Arnhem, The Netherlands: Cito.

2007

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.

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 Melhuish, Ted and Sammons, P. and Siraj-Blatchford, I. and Taggart, B. (2007) Effective Pre-school and Primary Education 3-11 Project (EPPE 3-11): Promoting Equality in the Early Years. Project Report. The Equalities Review, London.

Sammons, P. and Sylva, K. and Melhuish, Ted and Siraj-Blatchford, I. and Taggart, B. and Grabbe, Y. and Barreau, S. (2007) Effective pre-school and primary education 3-11 project (EPPE 3-11): effective pre-school and primary education 3-11 project (EPPE 3-11): influences on children's attainment and progress in key stage 2: cognitive outcomes in year 5. Project Report. DfEs Publications, Nottingham, UK.

Sammons, P. and Sylva, K. and Melhuish, Ted and Siraj-Blatchford, I. and Taggart, B. and Barreau, S. (2007) Effective pre-school and primary education 3-11 project (EPPE 3-11): influences on children’s attainment and progress in key stage 2: social/behavioural outcomes in year 5. Project Report. Institute of Education, London, UK.

Sammons, P. and Sylva, K. and Melhuish, Ted and Siraj-Blatchford, I. and Taggart, B. and Grabbe, Y. (2007) Effective pre-school and primary education 3-11 project (EPPE 3-11):influences on children's attainment and progress in key stage 2: cognitive outcomes in year 5. Project Report. Institute of Education, London, UK.

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.

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.

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.

Sylva, K. and Melhuish, Ted and Sammons, P. and Siraj-Blatchford, I. and Taggart, B. (2007) Promoting equality in the early years. Project Report. The Equalities Review, Cabinet Office, London, UK.

2008

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.

Sammons, P. and Sylva, K. and Melhuish, Edward C. and Siraj-Blatchford, I. and Taggart, B. and Jelicic, H. and Smees, R. and Barreau, S. and Grabbe, Y. (2008) Effective pre-school and primary education 3-11 project (EPPE 3-11) pupils' self-perceptions and views of primary school in year 5. Project Report. DCSF, Nottingham, UK.

Sammons, P. and Sylva, K. and Melhuish, Edward C. and Siraj-Blatchford, I. and Taggart, B. and Hunt, S. and Jelicic, H. (2008) Effective pre-school and primary education 3-11 project (EPPE 3-11): influences on children's cognitive and social development in year 6. Project Report. Department of Children, Schools and Families, Nottingham, UK.

Evangelou, M. and Taggart, B. and Sylva, K. and Melhuish, Edward C. and Sammons, P. and Siraj-Blatchford, I. (2008) Effective pre-school, primary and secondary education 3-14 project (EPPSE 3-14): what makes a successful transition from primary to secondary school? Project Brief. Project Report. DCSF, Nottingham, UK.

Evangelou, M. and Taggart, B. and Sylva, K. and Melhuish, Edward C. and Sammons, P. and Siraj-Blatchford, I. (2008) Effective pre-school, primary and secondary education 3-14 project (EPPSE 3-14): what makes a successful transition from primary to secondary school? Project Report. Project Report. DCSF, Nottingham, UK.

Sammons, P. and Sylva, K. and Siraj-Blatchford, I. and Taggart, B. and Smees, R. and Melhuish, Edward C. (2008) Exploring pupils' views of primary school in Year 5. Project Report. Institute of Education, London, UK.

Sammons, P. and Sylva, K. and Siraj-Blatchford, I. and Taggart, B. and Smees, R. and Melhuish, Edward C. (2008) Influences on pupils' self-perceptions in primary school: enjoyment of school,anxiety and isolation, and self-image in year 5. Project Report. Institute of Education, London, UK.

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.

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.

Sammons, P. and Sylva, K. and Melhuish, Edward C. and Siraj-Blatchford, I. and Taggart, B. and Jelicic, H. and Smees, R. and Barreau, S. and Grabbe, Y. (2008) Pupils' self-perceptions and views of primary school in year 5. Other. Department For Education, London, UK.

Sammons, P. and Sylva, K. and Melhuish, Edward C. and Siraj-Blatchford, I. and Taggart, B. and Jelicic, H. and Barreau, S. and Grabbe, Y. and Smees, R. (2008) Relationships between pupils’ self-perceptions, views of primary school and their development in Year 5. Project Report. Institute of Education, London, UK.

Melhuish, Edward C. and Sammons, P. and Sylva, K. and Taggart, B. and Siraj-Blatchford, I. and Hunt, S. and Barreau, S. and Welcomme, W. (2008) Tracking pupil mobility over the pre-school and primary school period: evidence from EPPE 3-11. Project Report. Institute of Education, London, UK.

Evangelou, M. and Taggart, B. and Sylva, K. and Melhuish, Edward C. and Sammons, P. and Siraj-Blatchford, I. (2008) What makes a successful transition from primary to secondary school? Project Report. The Department for Children, Schools and Families, London, UK.

February 2008

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.

March 2008

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.

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.

Sammons, P. and Sylva, K. and Melhuish, Edward C. and Siraj-Blatchford, I. and Taggart, B. and Barreau, S. and Grabbe, Y. (2008) The influence of school and teaching quality on children’s progress in primary school. Project Report. Department For Education, London, UK.

August 2008

Sammons, P. and Sylva, K. and Melhuish, Edward C. and Siraj-Blatchford, I. and Taggart, B. and Hunt, S. (2008) Influences on children’s attainment and progress in Key Stage 2: cognitive outcomes in Year 6. Project Report. DCSF Publications, Nottingham, UK.

Sammons, P. and Sylva, K. and Melhuish, Edward C. and Siraj-Blatchford, I. and Taggart, B. (2008) Influences on children’s development and progress in Key Stage 2: social/behavioural outcomes in Year 6. Project Report. DCSF Publications, Nottingham, UK.

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.

September 2008

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.

November 2008

Sylva, K. and Melhuish, Edward C. and Sammons, P. and Siraj-Blatchford, I. and Taggart, B. (2008) Final Report from the Primary phase: pre-school, school and family influences on children’s development during Key Stage 2 (7-11). Project Report. DCSF Publications, Nottingham, UK.

March 2009

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.

June 2009

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.

2010

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.

Sylva, K. and Taggart, B. and Melhuish, Edward C. and Sammons, P. and Siraj-Blatchford, I. (2010) Frühe bildung zählt: das effective pre-school and primary education project (EPPE) und das sure start programm. Berlin, Germany: Lehmanns Media. ISBN 9783938620182.

Melhuish, Edward C. and Quinn, L. and Sylva, K. and Sammons, P. and Siraj-Blatchford, I. and Taggart, B. (2010) Pre-school experience and Key Stage 2 performance in English and Mathematics. Project Report. Northern Ireland Statistics & Research Agency, Belfast, N.I..

Melhuish, Edward C. and Belsky, Jay and Leyland, A.H. and Barnes, Jacqueline (2010) Welche Auswirkungen hatte die Einfunhrung lokaler Sure Start Programme auf dreijahrige Kinder und ihre Familien in England? Einequasi-experimentelle Beobachtungstudie. In: Sylva, K. and Taggart, B. (eds.) Frühe Bildung zählt – Das EPPE-Projekt und das Sure Start Programm. Berlin, Germany: Dohrmann Verlag, pp. 71-83. ISBN 9783938620182.

January 2010

Sylva, K. and Melhuish, Edward C. and Sammons, P. and Siraj-Blatchford, I. and Taggart, B., eds. (2010) Early childhood matters: evidence from the effective pre-school and primary education project. Abingdon, UK: Routledge. ISBN 9780415482431.

3 January 2010

Melhuish, Edward C. (2010) Why children, parents and home learning are important. In: Sylva, K. and Melhuish, Edward C. and Sammons, P. and Siraj-Blatchford, I. and Taggart, B. (eds.) Early Childhood Matters: Evidence from the Effective Pre-school and Primary Education Project. Abingdon, UK: Routledge, pp. 44-69. ISBN 9780415482431.

4 January 2010

Melhuish, Edward C. (2010) A linked study: effective pre-school provision in Northern Ireland. In: Sylva, K. and Melhuish, Edward C. and Sammons, P. and Siraj-Blatchford, I. and Taggart, B. (eds.) Early Childhood Matters: Evidence from the Effective Pre-school and Primary Education Project. Abingdon, UK: Routledge, pp. 192-205. ISBN 9780415482431.

June 2010

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.

2011

Sammons, P. and Sylva, K. and Melhuish, Edward C. and Siraj-Blatchford, I. and Taggart, B. and Smees, R. and Draghici, D. and Toth, K. (2011) Effective pre-school, primary and secondary education 3-14 project (EPPSE 3-14): students' reports of their experiences of school in year 9. Project Report. Institute of Education, London, UK.

Sammons, P. and Sylva, K. and Melhuish, Edward C. and Siraj-Blatchford, I. and Taggart, B. and Smees, R. and Draghici, D. and Toth, K. (2011) Effective pre-school, primary and secondary education project (EPPSE 3-14): students’ reports of their experiences of school in Year 9. Project Report. Institute of Education, London, UK.

Sylva, K. and Melhuish, Edward C. and Sammons, P. and Siraj-Blatchford, I. and Taggart, B. and Toth, K. and Smees, R. and Draghici, D. and Mayo, A. and Welcomme, W. (2011) Effective pre-school. primary and secondary education 3-14 project (EPPSE 3-14): final report from the key stage 3 phase: influences on students' development from age 11-14: research report. Project Report. Department for Education, London, UK.

Siraj-Blatchford, I. and Shepard, D.-L. and Melhuish, Edward C. and Taggart, B. and Sammons, P. and Sylva, K. (2011) Effective primary pedagogical strategies in English and mathematics in key stage 2: a study of year 5 classroom practice from the EPPSE 3-16 longitudinal study. Project Report. Department for Education, London, UK.

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.

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.

January 2011

Sylva, K. and Chan, L. and Melhuish, Edward C. and Sammons, P. and Siraj-Blatchford, I. and Taggart, B. (2011) Emergent literacy environments: home and preschool influences on children’s literacy development. In: Neuman, S.B. and Dickinson, D.K. (eds.) Handbook of Early Literacy Research. New York, U.S.: Guilford Press, pp. 97-117. ISBN 9781462503353.

March 2011

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.

June 2011

Sammons, P. and Sylva, K. and Melhuish, Edward C. and Siraj-Blatchford, I. and Taggart, B. and Draghici, D. and Smees, R. (2011) Effective pre-school, primary and secondary education project (EPPSE 3-14): influences on students' development in Key Stage 3: social-behavioural outcomes in Year 9. Project Report. Institute of Education, London, UK.

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.

30 June 2011

Siraj-Blatchford, I. and Mayo, A. and Melhuish, Edward C. and Taggart, B. and Sammons, P. and Sylva, K. (2011) Performing against the odds: developmental trajectories of children in the EPPSE 3 to 16 study. Project Report. Department For Education, London, UK.

September 2011

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.

2012

Sammons, P. and Sylva, K. and Melhuish, Edward C. and Siraj-Blatchford, I. and Taggart, B. and Toth, K. and Draghici, D. and Smees, R. (2012) Effective pre-school, primary and secondary education project (EPPSE 3-14): influences on students' attainment and progress in Key Stage 3: academic outcomes in English, maths and science in year 9. research brief. Project Report. Department of Education, London, UK.

Sammons, P. and Sylva, K. and Melhuish, Edward C. and Siraj-Blatchford, I. and Taggart, B. and Toth, K. and Draghici, D. and Smees, R. (2012) Effective pre-school, primary and secondary education project (EPPSE 3-14): influences on students' attainment and progress in Key Stage 3: academic outcomes in English, maths and science in year 9. research report. Project Report. Department of Education, London, UK.

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.

January 2012

Sammons, P. and Sylva, K. and Melhuish, Edward C. and Siraj-Blatchford, I. and Taggart, B. and Smees, R. and Draghici, D. and Toth, K. (2012) Effective Pre-school, Primary and Secondary Education 3-14 Project (EPPSE 3-14): influences on students’ dispositions in Key Stage 3: exploring enjoyment of school, popularity, anxiety, citizenship values and academic self-concept in Year 9. Project Report. Institute of Education, London, UK.

March 2012

Sylva, K. and Melhuish, Edward C. and Sammons, P. and Siraj-Blatchford, I. and Taggart, B. and Toth, K. and Smees, R. and Draghici, D. and Mayo, A. and Welcomme, W. (2012) Effective pre-school, primary and secondary education 3-14 project (EPPSE 3-14) - Final report from the Key Stage 3 phase: influences on students' development from age 11 - 14. Project Report. Institute of Education, London, UK.

Sammons, P. and Sylva, K. and Melhuish, Edward C. and Siraj-Blatchford, I. and Taggart, B. and Toth, K. and Draghici, D. and Smees, R. (2012) Influences on students’ attainment and progress in Key Stage 3: academic outcomes in English, Maths and Science in Year 9. Project Report. Institute of Education, London, UK.

September 2012

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.

2013

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.

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.

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.

March 2013

Siraj-Blatchford, I. and Taggart, B. and Sammons, P. and Melhuish, Edward C. and Sylva, K. (2013) Effective teachers in primary schools: key research on pedagogy and children's learning. Stoke On trent, UK: Trentham Books. ISBN 9781858565064.

2014

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.

Sammons, P. and Sylva, K. and Melhuish, Edward C. and Siraj, I. and Taggart, B. and Smees, R. and Toth, K. and Welcomme, W. (2014) The Effective Provision of Pre-School Education [EPPE] project: a longitudinal study funded by the DfES: (1997 – 2003). Technical Report. Institute of Education, London, UK.

Taggart, B. and Sammons, P. and Siraj, I. and Sylva, K. and Melhuish, Edward C. and Toth, K. and Smees, R. and Hollingworth, K. and Welcomme, W. (2014) Effective pre-school, primary and secondary education (EPPSE 3 – 16+) project: post age 16 destinations. Project Report. Institute of Education, London, UK.

Sammons, P. and Sylva, K. and Melhuish, Edward C. and Siraj, I. and Taggart, B. and Smees, R. and Toth, K. and Welcomme, W. (2014) Effective pre-school, primary and secondary education project (EPPSE 3-16+): influences on students' dispositions and well-being in key stage 4 at age 16. Project Report. Institute of Education, London, UK.

Siraj, I. and Hollingsworth, K. and Taggart, B. and Sammons, P. and Melhuish, Edward C. and Sylva, K. (2014) Effective pre-school, primary and secondary education project (EPPSE 3-16+): report on students who are not in education, employment or training (NEET). Project Report. Institute of Education, London, UK.

Sammons, P. and Sylva, K. and Melhuish, Edward C. and Siraj, I. and Taggart, B. and Smees, R. and Toth, K. (2014) Influences on students' GCSE attainment and progress at age 16: effective pre-school, primary & secondary education project (EPPSE): research brief. Project Report. Department of Education, London, UK.

Sammons, P. and Sylva, K. and Melhuish, Edward C. and Siraj, I. and Taggart, B. and Smees, R. and Toth, K. (2014) Influences on students' GCSE attainment and progress at age 16: effective pre-school, primary & secondary education project (EPPSE): research report. Project Report. Department of Education, London, UK.

Sammons, P. and Sylva, K. and Melhuish, Edward C. and Siraj, I. and Taggart, B. and Smees, R. and Toth, K. (2014) Influences on students' social-behavioural development at age 16: effective pre-school, primary & secondary education project (EPPSE): research brief. Project Report. Department of Education, London, UK.

Sammons, P. and Sylva, K. and Melhuish, Edward C. and Siraj, I. and Taggart, B. and Smees, R. and Toth, K. (2014) Influences on students' social-behavioural development at age 16: effective pre-school, primary & secondary education project (EPPSE): research report. Project Report. Department of Education, London, UK.

Sammons, P. and Sylva, K. and Melhuish, Edward C. and Siraj, I. and Taggart, B. and Smees, R. and Toth, K. (2014) Students' educational and developmental outcomes at age 16: effective pre-school, primary and secondary education (EPPSE 3-16) project research report. Project Report. Department of Education, London, UK.

Sammons, P. and Sylva, K. and Melhuish, Edward C. and Siraj, I. and Taggart, B. and Smees, R. and Toth, K. (2014) Students' educational and developmental outcomes at age 16: effective pre-school, primary and secondary education (EPPSE 3-16): project research brief. Project Report. Department of Education, London, UK.

September 2014

Taggart, B. and Sammons, P. and Siraj-Blatchford, I. and Sylva, K. and Melhuish, Edward C. and Toth, K. and Smees, R. and Hollingworth, K. and Welcomme, W. (2014) Effective Pre-school, Primary and Secondary Education 3-14 Project (EPPSE 3-14): Post age 16 destinations. Project Report. Department for Education, London, UK.

Sammons, P. and Sylva, K. and Melhuish, Edward C. and Siraj-Blatchford, I. and Taggart, B. and Smees, R. and Toth, K. and Welcomme, W. (2014) Effective Pre-school, Primary and Secondary Education 3-14 Project (EPPSE 3-14): Students’ views of school in Key Stage 4 age 16. Project Report. Department for Education, London, UK.

2015

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.

7 December 2015

Sammons, P. and Toth, K. and Sylva, K. and Melhuish, Edward C. and Iraj, I. and Taggart, B. (2015) Pre-school and early home learning effects on A-level outcomes: effective Pre-school, Primary & Secondary Education Project (EPPSE). Working Paper. Department for Education, London, UK.

April 2016

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.

24 July 2019

Siraj, I. and Taggart, B. and Sammons, P. and Melhuish, Edward C. and Sylva, K. and Shepherd, D.-L. (2019) Teaching in effective primary schools: research into pedagogy and children's learning. London, UK: UCL-IOE Press. ISBN 9781858565064. (In Press)

20 December 2019

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.