Figures published in Early Years Foundation Stage Profile Results in England, 2018 by the Department for Education, show that the percentage inequality gap rose slightly in 2018 to 31.8 per cent, compared with 31.7 per cent the previous year and 31.4 per cent in 2016.
The gap is calculated as the percentage difference between the mean average of the lowest 20 per cent and the median average for all children.
The rate is smaller than the 36.6 per cent recorded in 2013, but Neil Leitch, chief executive of the Early Years Alliance, warned that without investment, this trend could continue and damage the life chances of disadvantaged children.
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