Research and analysis

Early education and outcomes to age 5

Research into the impact of early education at ages 2 to 5 on child outcomes at the start of school, and the importance of the early years home environment.

From:
Department for Education
Published
21 February 2020

Applies to England

Documents

Impact study on early education use and child outcomes up to age 5 years: research report

Ref: ISBN 978-1-83870-067-6, DFE-RR953

PDF, 1.79 MB, 145 pages

Impact study on early education use and child outcomes up to age 5 years: brief

Ref: ISBN 978-1-83870-066-9, DFE-RB953

PDF, 409 KB, 27 pages

Impact study on early education use and child outcomes up to age 5 years: technical annex

Ref: ISBN 978-1-83870-068-3, DFE-RR953a

PDF, 2.12 MB, 153 pages

Details

This research is part of the longitudinal study of early education and development (SEED).

The report addresses:

  • the associations between the amount of different types of early childhood education and care (ECEC) that children receive aged 2 to 5 years and child development at the start of school
  • to consider how age of starting ECEC may be associated with child development at the start of school
  • to investigate the impacts of the home environment on child development at the start of school
Published 21 February 2020

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