Two-year-old pilot study finds high-quality settings make a difference
Catherine Gaunt
Thursday, March 7, 2013
Five-year-olds who took part in the initial two-year-old pilot of free early education places did no better at school at the end of the Reception year than other children, a Government study has found.
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