The latest report on the Study of Early Education and Development (SEED), commissioned by the Department for Education, found a mixed picture in relation to outcomes of different types of childcare, from informal provision with friends and relatives, through to childminders and nursery groups.
Researchers found that children classed as among the 40 per cent most disadvantaged in England, who attend formal group childcare for 10 hours per week no later than age two and an average of 20 hours per week of formal group childcare between age two and the start of school, have a higher chance of achieving the expected level of development measured by the early years foundation stage profile (EYFSP) by the time they reach reception.
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