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Understand how working practices can impact on the development of children and young people

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‘How to be a good role model for students’ on the Connections Academy website

When a child has a positive role model, they are likely to engage in constructive actions like the person they look up to. Key to their development, children who have positive role models will pick up habits and even perspectives of adults that could last a lifetime.

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‘Child Care and the Development of Behavior Problems among Economically Disadvantaged Children in Middle Childhood’ is a report by Elizabeth Votruba-Drzal, Rebekah Levine Coley, Carolina Maldonado-Carreño, Christine Li-Grining, and P. Lindsay Chase-Lansdale. This study examines the influences of child care quality, extent and type on low-income children’s development of behavior problems during middle childhood (7–11 years old).
Read more about studies into childcare in ‘Measuring the Long-Term Effects of Early, Extensive Day Care’ from the Institute of Family Studies.
Ofsted has produced research and analysis titled ‘Best start in life part 1: setting the scene’. It examines the factors that contribute to a high-quality early education.
‘What is early intervention?’ from the Early Intervention Foundation. Early intervention means identifying and providing effective early support to children and young people who are at risk of poor outcomes.
Click to read ‘Effective pre-school, primary and secondary education project (EPPSE 3-16+): How pre-school influences children and young people's attainment and developmental outcomes over time’ from the Department for Education.

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