Childcare· Welfare On your marks: Measuring the school readiness of children in low-to-middle income families 14 December 2011 by Jane Waldfogel and Elizabeth Washbrook The extent to which children start school ready and able to learn can have a long-term impact on their likelihood of success in education and employment. It is well known that children from the poorest backgrounds are already falling behind their more affluent peers at the start of school. But little is known about the … Continued READ MORE