The consultation involving the public and stakeholders had originally been due to launch in spring 2016, but has been marred with delays.
Despite former childcare minister Caroline Dinenage insisting last year that the consultation would take place, the DfE has now confirmed that there are currently no plans to run the consultation.
Instead, the government is to focus on implementing its social mobility action plan, which launched in December 2017 to improve early years provision in disadvantaged areas.
The government will also focus on its early years social mobility peer review programme. This launched in April and will be rolled out from this autumn to spread good practice in early years.
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