Early schooling at age 2 narrow the gaps in child development?

Using data from the Elfe study, Estelle Herbaut and Géraldine Farges examine the effects of 2-year-old schooling on children’s development. [VIDEO FR]

In this interview [FR], Géraldine Farges, Associate Professor at the University of Bourgogne (IREDU), and Estelle Herbaut, Professor at the CNRS (formerly IREDU), answer our questions: what is preschooling? What is the current state of preschooling in France? What are the effects of preschooling on children’s development? Which children benefit most from 2-year-old schooling?

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Estelle Herbaut, Géraldine Farges & Jean-François Giret (2024) Can early schooling at age 2 narrow the gaps in child development? Evidence from the French Elfe cohort, Oxford Review of Education, 2024 Jan DOI: 10.1080/03054985.2024.2305474 [Link]