High-quality early education has long lasting benefits for children and the Government is committed to ensuring that all children are able to fulfil their potential. The quality of nursery provision is good and has been getting better, but there is always room for further improvement. That is why a consultation was launched in the summer and the Secretary of State is now considering the responses.
The Department for Education (DfE) has also commissioned a major piece of research – the Study of Early Education and Development – to understand more about how high-quality early education affects attainment and social and behavioural development up to the age of seven. You can find out more about it at: www.seed.natcen.ac.uk.
By Patrick McLoughlin on November 17, 2016