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13 Apr 2021

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Culturally diverse children miss out on early childhood education, so more vulnerable

Education today | Published: Thursday, 25 March 2021

Attendance at early childhood education makes a difference for the development of all children but children from diverse backgrounds are less likely to go.

These children continue to be more likely to be developmentally vulnerable at school entry than children from non-CALD backgrounds in each census since 2009, but that the gap has narrowed over time.

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