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Early childhood education as a resilience intervention for maltreated children

Abstract

The profound injuries caused by child maltreatment are well documented in the neurological, attachment, cognitive, and developmental literature. In this review paper, we explore the potential of early childhood education (ECE) as a community-based resilience intervention for mitigating the impacts of child abuse and neglect and supporting families in difficulty. There is clear empirical evidence that providing quality ECE to disadvantaged and …

Authors

Ellenbogen S; Klein B; Wekerle C

Journal

Early Child Development and Care, Vol. 184, No. 9-10, pp. 1364–1377

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Publication Date

October 3, 2014

DOI

10.1080/03004430.2014.916076

ISSN

0300-4430