„If children have not had high quality home learning environments or access to high quality ECEC, the first year or two of schooling may be their last chance to have a positive trajectory in school and beyond. Children without sufficient foundational skills by seven years-of-age will struggle to succeed at school, as well as in adulthood.“
Rowena Phair, MA, International Early Learning and Child Well-being Study. Assessment Framework (2021), S. 27.