The Maths Champions programme aims to support the development of three- and four-year-olds in early years settings through training one member of staff to act as a ‘Maths Champion’ and support colleagues to improve maths teaching practices.
The Education Endowment Fund's analysis, undertaken by a team from Durham and York universities, found that children in early years settings who took part in the programme made, on average, two months’ additional progress in mathematics and language attainment by the end of reception, compared to a group of similar children in settings who did not take part.
Children eligible for EYPP made on average the equivalent of six months’ additional progress in maths attainment.
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