Table 4.
Hierarchical Logistic Regression Predicting Which Children Achieved a Good Level of Development on the EYFSP in Reception Year (n = 7,260)
| Variable | b | SE | Wald | p | Odds ratio (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unadjusted model | |||||
| EAL | 0.25 | .20 | 1.59 | .207 | 1.28 (0.87, 1.89) |
| CCC–S score | −0.20 | .01 | 1,420.33 | < .001 | 0.82 (0.81, 0.83) |
| CCC–S × EAL | 0.02 | .01 | 1.28 | .258 | 1.02 (0.99, 1.04) |
| Constant | 2.01 | .05 | 1,508.96 | < .001 | |
| Adjusted model | |||||
| EAL | 0.24 | .20 | 1.48 | .223 | 1.28 (0.86, 1.89) |
| CCC–S score | −0.19 | .01 | 1,256.44 | < .001 | 0.83 (0.82, 0.84) |
| CCC–S × EAL | 0.01 | .01 | 0.77 | .381 | 1.01 (0.98, 1.04) |
| Male sex | −0.56 | .06 | 89.58 | < .001 | 0.57 (0.51, 0.64) |
| Age in months | 0.07 | .01 | 68.00 | < .001 | 1.07 (1.06, 1.09) |
| IDACI rank | < 0.01 | < .01 | 4.84 | .028 | 1.00 (1.00, 1.00) |
| Constant | −2.46 | .56 | 19.45 | < .001 | |
EYFSP = Early Years Foundation Stage Profile; EAL = English as an additional language; CCC–S = Children's Communication Checklist–Short; IDACI = Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index.