Children of the 21st century (Volume 2): The First Five Years

Kirstine Hansen; Heather Joshi; Shirley Dex

doi:10.46692/9781847424778

This book documents the first five years of life of the children of the influential Millennium Cohort Study, looking at the children's lives and development as they begin formal education and the implications for family policy, and service planning in health and social services.

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Frontmatter
pp i-ii
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Contents
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Acknowledgements
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List of contributors
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Glossary
pp vii-viii
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one - Introduction
pp 1-12
- By Heather Joshi, Kirstine Hansen, Shirley Dex
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two - Child poverty in the first five years of life
pp 13-32
- By Jonathan Bradshaw, John Holmes
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three - Ethnicity, community and social capital
pp 33-52
- By Alice Sullivan
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four - Parental relationships and parenting
pp 53-76
- By Elizabeth Jones
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five - Partnership trajectories, parent and child well-being
pp 77-94
- By Kathleen Kiernan
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six - Employment trajectories and ethnic diversity
pp 95-114
- By Shirley Dex, Kelly Ward
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seven - Neighbourhoods and residential mobility
pp 115-130
- By Sosthenes Ketende, John McDonald, Heather Joshi
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eight - Childcare in the pre-school years
pp 131-152
- By Fiona Roberts, Sandra Mathers, Heather Joshi, Kathy Sylva, Elizabeth Jones
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nine - Intergenerational inequality in Early Years assessments
pp 153-168
- By Jo Blanden, Stephen Machin
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ten - Ethnic inequalities in child outcomes
pp 169-184
- By Lorraine Dearden, Luke Sibieta
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eleven - School choice
pp 185-200
- By Kirstine Hansen, Anna Vignoles
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twelve - Teacher assessments in the first year of school
pp 201-216
- By Kirstine Hansen
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thirteen - Childhood overweight and obesity
pp 217-234
- By Lucy Jane Griffiths, Summer Sherburne Hawkins, Tim Cole, Catherine Law, Carol Dezateux
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fourteen - Resilience in children's development
pp 235-248
- By Ingrid Schoon, Helen Cheng, Elizabeth Jones
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fifteen - Parental and child health
pp 249-264
- By Yvonne Kelly, Melanie Bartley
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sixteen - Conclusions
pp 265-272
- By Heather Joshi, Kirstine Hansen, Shirley Dex
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References
pp 273-290
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Contents

Frontmatter
pp i-ii

Contents
pp iii-iii

Acknowledgements
pp iv-iv

List of contributors
pp v-vi

Glossary
pp vii-viii

one - Introduction
pp 1-12

two - Child poverty in the first five years of life
pp 13-32

three - Ethnicity, community and social capital
pp 33-52

four - Parental relationships and parenting
pp 53-76

five - Partnership trajectories, parent and child well-being
pp 77-94

six - Employment trajectories and ethnic diversity
pp 95-114

seven - Neighbourhoods and residential mobility
pp 115-130

eight - Childcare in the pre-school years
pp 131-152

nine - Intergenerational inequality in Early Years assessments
pp 153-168

ten - Ethnic inequalities in child outcomes
pp 169-184

eleven - School choice
pp 185-200

twelve - Teacher assessments in the first year of school
pp 201-216

thirteen - Childhood overweight and obesity
pp 217-234

fourteen - Resilience in children's development
pp 235-248

fifteen - Parental and child health
pp 249-264

sixteen - Conclusions
pp 265-272

References
pp 273-290

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