This study aims to investigate the change to staff: child ratios for two-year-olds within the EYFS in England, which came into force in September 2023.
While the rule change is not mandatory, the changes mean that the maximum number of two-year-olds that one adult can care for in nurseries has been increased to five two-year-olds, rather than the previous one to four ratio.
This study also aims to capture responses in relation to how happy and healthy the people who work in nurseries feel and how well early years staff think the children are looked after and educated.
The research is being led by the early years team at Nottingham University.
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