Research and analysis

Measuring child development in early years (under 5s)

Report into whether teacher assessment at the end of the early years foundation stage gives a valid measure of a child's development.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 24 November 2011

Documents

Better communication research project: language and literacy attainment of pupils during early years and through key stage 2

Ref: DFE-RR172A

PDF, 556 KB, 57 pages

Better communication research project: language and literacy attainment of pupils during early years and through KS2 - brief

Ref: DFE-RB172A

PDF, 183 KB, 12 pages

Details

The report is part of the ‘better communication research programme’. The research used data from teachers’ assessments of children starting school between 2006 and 2010.

The early years foundation stage (EYFS) sets standards for the learning, development and care of children from birth to 5 years old.

Published 24 November 2011