Summary
Children need a range of skills to succeed at school and achieve positive outcomes later in life. However, by the time children reach school, we can already see differences between children in disadvantaged and more affluent communities. These gaps are called socio-economic inequalities in child development and continue into adolescence and adulthood.
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