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Study finds large disparities in pre-schoolers’ test scores based on parents’ income, education
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The first three years of a child’s life is crucial for learning, so it is especially vital to get children from low-income families enrolled in pre-school as early as possible.
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SINGAPORE – Pre-school children with parents who are better educated or have a higher income tend to do significantly better
And children of parents with higher educational qualifications are more likely to do better at practising self-control and delayed gratification, where they forgo a smaller reward offered immediately in return for a bigger one if they wait.
