The national evaluation of the early education pilot for two year old children

The national evaluation of the pilot two year old places provided powerful evidence for the importance of quality – only those toddlers attending higher-quality settings (as measured by the ITERS) showed significant gains in language ability as compared to the matched comparison group.

To download the research briefing, click here or download from the DfE website:

http://www.education.gov.uk/publications/standard/publicationDetail/Page1/DCSF-RB134

To download the full report, click here or download from the DfE website:

http://www.education.gov.uk/publications/standard/publicationdetail/page1/DCSF-RR134