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Ereky-Stevens, K. and Melhuish, Ted and Gardiner, Julian and Barnes, Jacqueline (2023) Individual, family and neighbourhood factors related to life satisfaction and perceived discrimination among low-income, non-immigrant mothers in seven European countries. Journal of Family Studies , ISSN 1322-9400.

Melhuish, Edward and Barnes, Jacqueline (2020) Compensatory education. In: Hupp, S. and Jewell, J.D. (eds.) The Encyclopedia of Child and Adolescent Development. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9781119161899.

Melhuish, Edward C. and Barnes, Jacqueline (2019) Compensatory education. In: Hupp, S. and Jewell, J. (eds.) The Encyclopedia of Child and Adolescent Development. Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN 9781119161899.

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.

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)

Yeoh, S.L. and Eastwood, J. and Wright, I.M. and Morton, R. and Melhuish, Edward and Ward, M. and Oei, J.L. (2019) Cognitive and Motor Outcomes of Children With Prenatal Opioid Exposure. JAMA Network Open 2 (7), e197025. ISSN 2574-3805.

Melhuish, Edward and Gardiner, Julian (2019) Structural Factors and Policy Change as Related to the Quality of Early Childhood Education and Care for 3–4 Year Olds in the UK. Frontiers in Education 4 , p. 35. ISSN 2504-284X.

Barnes, Jacqueline and Melhuish, Edward (2019) Inter-agency working in Europe and the UK to support vulnerable young children and families. In: Tremblay, R.E. and Boivin, M. and Peters, R. de V. and Corter, C. (eds.) Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development [online]. University of Toronto, Canada.

Melhuish, Edward C. and Gardiner, Julian (2018) Study of Early Education and Development (SEED): Study of quality of Early Years provision in England (Revised). Technical Report. Department for Education, London, UK.

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.

Melhuish, Edward C. and Gardiner, Julian (2018) Study of Early Education and Development (SEED): Impact study on early education use and child outcomes up to age four years - Research Brief. Project Report. Department for Education, London, UK.

Melhuish, Edward C. and Gardiner, Julian (2018) Study of Early Education and Development (SEED): Impact study on early education use and child outcomes up to age four years - Research Report. Project Report. Department for Education, London, UK.

Melhuish, Edward C. and Gardiner, Julian (2018) Study of Early Education and Development (SEED): Impact study on early education use and child outcomes up to age four years - Technical Annexe to the main report. Project Report. Department for Education, London, UK.

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.

Melhuish, Edward C. and Gardiner, Julian (2017) Study of Early Education and Development (SEED): study of quality of early years provision in England. Project Report. Department for Education, London, UK.

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.

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.

Zachrisson, H.D. and Melhuish, Edward C. (2017) Early childhood education and care. In: Hopkins, B. and Geangu, E. and Linkenauger, S. (eds.) The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Child Development, 2nd Edition. Cambridge Journals, pp. 459-463. ISBN 9781107103412.

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.

Melhuish, Edward C. and Gardiner, Julian and Morris, S. (2017) Study of Early Education and Development (SEED): impact study on early education use and child outcomes up to age three. Research report: DFE-RR706. Project Report. Department for Education, London, UK.

Melhuish, Edward C. and Gardiner, Julian and Morris, S. (2017) Study of Early Education and Development (SEED): impact study on early education use and child outcomes up to age three. Research Brief: DFE-RB706. Project Report. Department for Education, London, UK.

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.

Siraj, I. and Melhuish, Edward C. and Howard, S. and Neilsen-Hewett, C. and Kingston, D. and de Rosnay, M. and Duursma, E. and Feng, X. and Luu, B. (2017) Fostering Effective Early Learning (FEEL) Study - Final Report. Project Report. Early Start Research Institute, University of Wollongong, Sydney, Australia.

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.

Barnes, Jacqueline and Melhuish, Ted and Guerra, J.C. and Karwowska-Struczyk, M. and Petrogiannis, K. and Wyslowska, O. and Zachrisson, H.D. (2017) Inter-agency coordination of services for children and families - initial literature review. Project Report. European Union Horizon 2020.

Moser, T. and Leseman, P. and Melhuish, Edward C. and Broekhuizen, E. and Slot, P. (2017) European framework of quality and wellbeing indicators. Project Report. European Commission, Brussels, Belgium.

Belsky, Jay and Melhuish, Edward C. and Barnes, Jacqueline (2017) Sure Start local programmes: area-based preventative intervention in England. In: Alexander, R. (ed.) Research and Practices in Child Maltreatment Prevention Volume Two: Societal, Organizational, and International Approaches. STM Learning, Inc.. ISBN 9781878060839.

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.

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.

Siraj, I. and Melhuish, Edward C. and Howard, S. and Neilsen-Hewett, C. and Kingston, D. and de Rosnay, M. and Duursma, E. and Feng, X. and Luu, B. (2017) Fostering Effective Early Learning Study. Project Report. Early Start Research Institute, University of Wollongong, Sydney, Australia.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Melhuish, Edward C. (2016) Provision of quality early childcare services: synthesis report. Discussion Paper. European Commission, Brussels, Belgium.

Resa, E. and Ereky-Stevens, K. and Wieduwilt, N. and Penderi, E. and Anders, Y. and Petrogiannis, K. and Melhuish, Edward C. (2016) Curriculum Quality Analysis and Impact Review of European Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC). Project Report. European Commission, Brussels, Belgium.

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

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.

Otero, M.P. and Melhuish, Edward C. (2015) Study of Early Education and Development (SEED): Study of the quality of childminder provision in England. Project Report. Department for Education, London, UK.

Melhuish, Edward C. and Ereky-Stevens, K. and Petrogiannis, K. and Ariescu, A. and Penderi, E. and Rentzou, K. and Tawell, A. and Slot, P. and Broekhuizen, M. and Leseman, P. (2015) A review of research on the effects of Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) upon child development. CARE project; Curriculum Quality Analysis and Impact Review of European Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC). Technical Report. European Commission, http://ecec-care.org/resources/publications/.

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.

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.

Siraj, I. and Kingston, D. and Melhuish, Edward C., eds. (2015) Assessing quality in early childhood education and care: sustained shared thinking and emotional well-being (SSTEW) scale for 2–5-year-olds provision. London, UK: Trentham Books. ISBN 978185566580.

Melhuish, Edward C. (2015) Early childhood environments: long-term consequences of early childhood education and parenting. In: Hay, S. (ed.) Early Years Education and Care. Oxford, UK: Routledge. ISBN 9781138783454.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Moser, T. and Melhuish, Edward C. and Petrogiannis, K. and Pastori, G. and Slot, P. and Leseman, P. (2014) Initial framework for evaluating and monitoring ECEC quality and wellbeing. Working Paper. Utrecht, The Netherlands.

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.

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.

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.

Melhuish, Edward C. (2014) The impact of early childhood education and care on improved wellbeing. In: Allen, J. and Gilmore, I. and Godlee, F. and Heath, A. and Hewstone, M. and McManus, J. and Pickett, K. and Roberts, J. (eds.) If you could do one thing...Nine local actions to reduce health inequalities. London, UK: British Academy, pp. 32-43. ISBN 9780856726118.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Melhuish, Edward C. (2013) Acteurs, usagers et évaluation des dispositifs de prevention précoce: L’example des programmes EPPE et Sure Start au Royaume-Uni. In: Fourel, C. and Malochet, G. (eds.) Les politiques de cohésion sociale: Acteurs et instruments. Paris, France: Direction de l’information légale et administrative La documentation Française, pp. 130-135. ISBN 9782110094322.

Melhuish, Edward C. (2013) Acteurs, usagers et évaluation des dispositifs de prévention précoce: l’exemple des programmes EPPE et Sure Start au Royaume-Uni. In: Fourel, C. and Malochet, G. (eds.) les politiques de cohésion sociale: acteurs et instruments. Rapport 55. Paris, France: Centre d’analyse stratégique, pp. 130-136. ISBN 9782110094322.

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.

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.

Eisenstadt, N. and Melhuish, Edward C. (2013) Developments in early years services in the United Kingdom (England). In: Barnekow, V. and Jensen, B.B. and Currie, C. and Dyson, A. and Eisenstadt, N. and Melhuish, Edward C. (eds.) Early Years. Improving the lives of children and young people: Case studies from Europe 1. Copenhagen, UK: WHO Regional Office for Europe. ISBN 9789289000475.

Melhuish, Edward C. (2013) Die frühkindliche Umgebung: langfristige Wirkungen frühkindlicher Bildung und Erziehung. In: Correll, L. and Lepperhoff, J. (eds.) Frühe Bildung in der Familie: Perspektiven der Familienbildung. Landsberg, Germany: Beltz Juventa, pp. 209-222. ISBN 9783779929086.

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.

Barnekow, V. and Jensen, B.B. and Currie, C. and Dyson, A. and Eisenstadt, N. and Melhuish, Edward C., eds. (2013) Improving the lives of children and young people: case studies from Europe: volume 1. early years. Copenhagen, UK: WHO Regional Office for Europe. ISBN 9789289000475.

Barnekow, V. and Jensen, B.B. and Currie, C. and Dyson, A. and Eisenstadt, N. and Melhuish, Edward C., eds. (2013) Improving the lives of children and young people: case studies from Europe: volume 2. childhood. Copenhagen, UK: WHO Regional Office for Europe. ISBN 9789289000482.

Barnekow, V. and Jensen, B.B. and Currie, C. and Dyson, A. and Eisenstadt, N. and Melhuish, Edward C., eds. (2013) Improving the lives of children and young people: case studies from Europe: volume 3. school. Copenhagen, UK: WHO Regional Office for Europe. ISBN 9789289000499.

Melhuish, Edward C. (2013) Introduction. In: Barnekow, V. and Jensen, B.B. and Currie, C. and Dyson, A. and Eisenstadt, N. and Melhuish, Edward C. (eds.) Early Years. Improving the lives of children and young people: Case studies from Europe 1. Copenhagen, UK: WHO Regional Office for Europe. ISBN 9789289000475.

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.

Melhuish, Edward C. (2013) Research on early childhood education in the UK. In: Stamm, M. and Edelmann, D. (eds.) Handbuch Frühkindliche Bildungsforschung. Berlin, Germany: Springer VS, pp. 213-223. ISBN 9783531184746.

Jensen, B.B. and Currie, C. and Dyson, A. and Eisenstadt, N. and Melhuish, Edward C. (2013) Review of social determinants and the health divide in the WHO European Region: final report. Project Report. WHO Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen, Denmark.

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.

Currie, C. and Dyson, A. and Eisenstadt, N. and Jensen, B.B. and Melhuish, Edward C. (2013) A good start for every child: final report of the Early Years, Family and Education Task Group for the WHO European review of social determinants of health and the health divide. Project Report. WHO Europe, Copenhagen.

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.

Melhuish, Edward C. and Belsky, Jay and Leyland, A.H. (2012) The impact of Sure Start local programmes on seven year olds and their families. Project Report. Department For Education, London, UK.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Melhuish, Edward C. and Barnes, Jacqueline (2012) Preschool programs for the general population. In: Tremblay, R.E. and Boivin, M. and Peters, R.D. (eds.) The Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development. Montreal, Canada: Centre of Excellence for Early Childhood Development (CEECD) and the Strategic Knowledge Cluster on ECD (SKC - ECD).

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 1759-2151.

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.

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

Melhuish, Edward C. and Belsky, Jay and Leyland, A.H. (2011) National evaluation of Sure Start local programmes: an economic perspective. Project Report. Department For Education, London, UK.

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.

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.

Melhuish, Edward C. (2011) Early years research and implications for policymaking: the UK experience. In: UNSPECIFIED (ed.) Nordic Early Childhood Education and Care – Effects and Challenges. Oslo, Norway: Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research, pp. 10-15.

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.

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.

Melhuish, Edward C. (2011) Early years experience and longer-term child development: research and implications for policymaking. Technical Report. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Paris.

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.

Melhuish, Edward C. and Belsky, Jay and Barnes, Jacqueline (2010) Sure Start and its evaluation in England. Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development.

Melhuish, Edward C. and Belsky, Jay and Leyland, A.H. (2010) The impact of Sure Start Local Programmes on five year olds and their families. Project Report. Department For Education, London, UK.

Friedman, S.L. and Melhuish, Edward C. and Hill, C.M. (2010) Childcare research at the dawn of a new millennium: an update. In: Bremner, G.J. and Wachs, T.D. (eds.) The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Infant Development: Applied and Policy Issues. New York, U.S.: Wiley Blackwell, pp. 359-379. ISBN 9781444332742.

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.

Melhuish, Edward C. (2010) Impact of the home learning environment on child cognitive development: secondary analysis of data from "Growing Up in Scotland". Project Report. Scottish Government Social Research, Edinburgh, UK.

Melhuish, Edward C. and Belsky, Jay (2010) England: Sure Start. In: Oates, J. (ed.) Supporting Parenting. Early Childhood In Focus 5. Milton Keynes, UK: Open University Press. ISBN 9780749229139.

Melhuish, Edward C. and Belsky, Jay (2010) Evaluating Sure Start in England. In: Oates, J. (ed.) Supporting Parenting. Early Childhood In Focus 5. Milton Keynes, UK: Open University Press, pp. 44-45. ISBN 9780749229139.

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.

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.

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.

Melhuish, Edward C. and Belsky, Jay and Barnes, Jacqueline (2010) Child health and wellbeing in the early years: the national evaluation of Sure Start. In: Killoran, A. and Kelly, M.P. (eds.) Evidence-based Public Health: Effectiveness and efficiency. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, pp. 203-214. ISBN 9780199563623.

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. (2010) Frühpädagogische forschung und ihre wirkung auf die politik in Großbritannien. In: von Becker-Stoll, F. and Berkic, J. and Kalicki, B. (eds.) Beiträge zur Bildungsqualität: Bildungsqualität für Kinder in den ersten drei Jahren. Berlin, Germany: Cornelsen Verlag, pp. 83-94. ISBN 9783589246823.

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.

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.

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.

Melhuish, Edward C. and Belsky, Jay and MacPherson, K. and Cullis, A. (2010) The quality of group childcare settings used by 3-4 year old children in Sure Start Local Programme areas and the relationship with child outcomes. Project Report. Department for Education, London, UK.

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.

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.

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 (2009) Early intervention for young children and their families in England: the Sure Start journey over the last decade. In: von der Leyen, U. and Spidla, V. (eds.) Voneinander lernen - miteinander handeln: Aufgaben und Perspektiven der Europäischen Allianz für Familien. Baden Baden, Germany: Nomos verlag, pp. 277-284. ISBN 9783832936501.

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.

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.

Melhuish, Edward C. and Belsky, Jay and Malin, A. (2008) An investigation of the relationship between financial capability and psychological well-being in mothers of young children in poor areas in England. Project Report. Financial Services Authority, London, UK.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Melhuish, Edward C. and Belsky, Jay and Leyland, A.H. (2008) The impact of Sure Start local programmes on three-year-olds and their families. Project Report. Her Majesty’s Printer and Controller of HMSO, London, UK.

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 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 (2007) How Sure Start local programme areas changed. In: Belsky, Jay and Barnes, Jacqueline and Melhuish, Edward (eds.) The National Evaluation of Sure Start: Does area-based early intervention work. Bristol, UK: The Policy Press, pp. 173-193. ISBN 9781861349507.

Belsky, J. and Melhuish, Ted (2007) Impact of Sure Start local programmes on children and families. In: Belsky, J. and Barnes, J. and Melhuish, Ted (eds.) The National Evaluation of Sure Start: Does Area-based Early Intervention Work? Bristol, UK: Policy Press, pp. 133-154. ISBN 9781861349491.

Belsky, Jay and Barnes, Jacqueline and Melhuish, Edward (2007) The National Evaluation of Sure Start: does area-based early intervention work? Bristol, UK: The Policy Press. ISBN 9781861349507.

Melhuish, Ted (2007) Parenting training improves problem behaviour in children at risk of conduct disorder. Evidence Based Mental Health 10 (4), p. 125. ISSN 1362-0347.

Anning, A. and Ball, M. and Belsky, J. and Melhuish, Ted (2007) Predicting impact in an early years intervention: the design of a tool using qualitative and quantitative approaches. Journal of Children's Services 2 (3), pp. 27-42. ISSN 1746-6660.

Melhuish, Ted and Belsky, J. and Ball, M. and Anning, A. (2007) Programme variation and impact on children and families. In: Belsky, J. and Barnes, J. and Melhuish, Ted (eds.) The National Evaluation of Sure Start: Does Area-based Early Intervention Work? Bristol, UK: Policy Press, pp. 155-172. ISBN 9781861349491.

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.

Barnes, Jacqueline (2007) Targeting deprived areas. In: Belsky, Jay and Barnes, Jacqueline and Melhuish, Edward (eds.) The National Evaluation of Sure Start: Does area-based early intervention work. Bristol, UK: The Policy Press, pp. 25-44. ISBN 9781861349507.

Melhuish, Ted and Hall, D. (2007) The policy background to Sure Start. In: Belsky, J. and Barnes, J. and Melhuish, Ted (eds.) The National Evaluation of Sure Start: Does Area-based Early Intervention Work? Bristol, UK: Policy Press, pp. 3-22. ISBN 9781861349491.

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.

Meadows, P. and Melhuish, Ted and NESS Research Team (2006) Cost effectiveness in implementing SSLPs. Project Report. HMSO, london, UK.

Melhuish, Ted and Petrogiannis, K., eds. (2006) Early childhood care and education: international perspectives on policy and research. London, UK: Routledge. ISBN 9780415383691.

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.

Melhuish, Ted (2006) Early years childcare research in the UK. In: Takeuchi, M. and Scott, R. and Benesh, D. and Carlson, N. (eds.) New Directions for Early Childhood Education and Care in the 21st Century: International perspectives. Cedar Falls, Iowa, USA: Martin Quam Press. ISBN 9780978536909.

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.

Belsky, J. and Melhuish, Ted and Barnes, J. and Leyland, A. and Romaniuk, H. (2006) Effects of Sure Start local programmes on children and families: early findings from a quasi-experimental, cross-sectional study. British Medical Journal 332 , pp. 1476-1478. ISSN 1759-2151.

Melhuish, Ted (2006) Evaluating Sure Start. Poverty 123 , pp. 3-4.

Melhuish, Ted (2006) Evaluating a national intervention programme for disadvantaged young children: the evaluation of Sure Start local programmes in England. In: Junger, M. and Tremblay, R. and Koops, W. and Prinsen, B. and Jonkman, H. (eds.) Early interventions to prevent conduct disorders: Opportunities and problems. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Psychology Press.

Melhuish, Ted and Petrogiannis, K. (2006) Introducing international perspectives on early childhood care and education. In: Melhuish, Ted and Petrogiannis, K. (eds.) Early Childhood Care and Education: International perspectives on policy and research. Routledge. ISBN 9780415383691.

Barnes, Jacqueline and Belsky, Jay and Broomfield, K.A. and Melhuish, Edward (2006) Neighbourhood deprivation, school disorder and academic achievement in primary schools in deprived communities in England. International Journal of Behavioral Development 30 (2), pp. 127-136. ISSN 0165-0254.

Melhuish, Ted (2006) Policy and research on preschool care and education in the UK. In: Melhuish, Ted and Petrogiannis, K. (eds.) Early Childhood Care and Education: International perspectives on policy and research. Routledge. ISBN 9780415383691.

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.

Melhuish, Ted and Petrogiannis, K. (2006) An international overview of early childhood care and education. In: Melhuish, Ted and Petrogiannis, K. (eds.) Early Childhood Care and Education: International perspectives on policy and research. Routledge. ISBN 9780415383691.

Melhuish, Ted (2005) Daycare. In: Hopkins, B. and Barr, R.G. and Michel, G.F. and Rochat, P. (eds.) Cambridge Encyclopedia on Child Development. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, pp. 309-312. ISBN 9780521651172.

Barnes, J. and Belsky, J. and Broomfield, K. and Dave, S. and Frost, M. and Melhuish, Ted (2005) Disadvantaged but different: variation among deprived communities in relation to child and family well-being. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry 46 (9), pp. 952-962. ISSN 0021-9630.

Melhuish, Ted and Barnes, Jacqueline and Belsky, Jay and Leyland, A. (2005) Early impacts of Sure Start local programmes on children and families: report of the cross-sectional study of 9-and 36-month old children and their families. Project Report. DfES Publications, London, UK.

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.

Tunstill, J. and Allnock, D. and Akhurst, S. and Garbers, C. and NESS Research Team and Melhuish, Ted (2005) Sure Start local programmes: implications of case study data from the National Evaluation of Sure Start. Children and Society 19 (2), pp. 158-171. ISSN 0951-0605.

Melhuish, Ted and Belsky, Jay and Leyland, A. (2005) Variation in sure start local programmes effectiveness: early preliminary finding. Project Report. HMSO, London, UK.

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.

Melhuish, Ted (2004) Child benefits: the importance of investing in quality childcare. Project Report. London: Daycare Trust, London, UK.

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.

NESS Research Team and Melhuish, Ted (2004) The Impact of Sure Start local programmes on child development and family functioning: report of preliminary findings. Project Report. DfES, London, UK.

Melhuish, Ted (2004) National evaluation of Sure Start: summary. 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.

NESS Research Team and Melhuish, Ted (2004) Towards understanding Sure Start local programmes: summary of findings from the national evaluation. Project Report. DfES, 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.

Melhuish, Ted (2004) A literature review of the impact of early years provision upon young children, with emphasis given to children from disadvantaged backgrounds. Project Report. National Audit Office, London, UK.

Anning, A. and Ball, M. and Barnes, J. and Belsky, J. and Botting, B. and Frost, M. and Kurtz, Z. and Leyland, A. and Meadows, P. and Melhuish, Ted and Tunstill, J. (2004) The national evaluation of Sure Start local programmes in England. Child and Adolescent Mental Health 9 (1), pp. 2-8. ISSN 1475-357X.

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.