two-year-old development.
Pre-school learning impacts on the academic outcomes of children up to the end of school. In September, the final report of the Effective Pre-School, Primary and Secondary Education (EPPSE) research - the longitudinal study that has been tracking children since the late 1990s - showed the earlier we can engage eligible two-year-olds and the longer they spend in pre-school the better their individual outcomes will be. Further studies have shown this includes their economic success.
Providers have worked hard to offer places and accommodate growing numbers of two-year-olds. However, there are still some children not accessing provision as soon as they can. Not necessarily because there is a shortage of places, but because their names are on waiting lists.
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