Research and analysis

Early years foundation stage consultation: a survey of providers

Research on how likely childcare providers are to implement proposed changes to the early years foundation stage.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 27 October 2023

Applies to England

Documents

Early years foundation stage: a survey of early years providers

Ref: ISBN 978-1-83870-505-3, RR1379

PDF, 372 KB, 32 pages

Details

In May 2023, the government launched a public consultation on proposed changes to the early years foundation stage.

This report is based on research asking 1,349 childcare providers if they:

• thought they would implement the changes proposed in the consultation
• did implement the changes, what impact they thought this would have

Providers were also asked:

• whether they planned to offer more childcare places to children aged under 3
• what barriers there were to offering places to children aged under 3 and children with special educational needs and disabilities

The research was carried out in July 2023.

Published 27 October 2023