In a follow-up to its parents’ survey in 2018, the Department for Education (DfE) interviewed a total of 876 parents of birth- to five-year-olds about home-learning activities.
Of the respondents to the follow-up survey, one in seven (14 per cent) felt it was the responsibility of schools and childcare providers, rather than parents, to help children aged five and under to learn to speak and hold conversations.
However, the majority nonetheless agreed they spoke to their children ‘a great deal’ during family-based activities, while over half played pretend games with their child every day.
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