The impact of free early education for 3 year olds in England

Published on 22 October 2014

This note summarises the results of two related research projects. With funding from the ESRC through its Secondary Data Analysis Initiative, and the Nuffield Foundation, Jo Blanden (University of Surrey), Emilia Del Bono (University of Essex), Kirstine Hansen (Institute of Education), Sandra McNally (University of Surrey) and Birgitta Rabe (University of Essex) investigated the impact of free early education on children’s development.

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This note summarises the results of two related research projects. With funding from the ESRC through its Secondary Data Analysis Initiative, and the Nuffield Foundation, Jo Blanden (University of Surrey), Emilia Del Bono (University of Essex), Kirstine Hansen (Institute of Education), Sandra McNally (University of Surrey) and Birgitta Rabe (University of Essex) investigated the impact of free early education on children’s development.

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    Mike Brewer

    Mike Brewer

    Claire Crawford
    Claire Crawford

    Research Fellow University College London

    Claire is a Research Fellow at IFS, working on the determinants and consequences of participation in childcare and education for parents and children.

    Sarah Cattan
    Sarah Cattan

    Research Fellow

    Sarah is a Research Fellow at the Institute for Fiscal Studies.

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    Birgitta Rabe

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    DOI
    10.1920/re.ifs.2024.0462
    Publisher
    IFS

    Suggested citation

    Brewer, M et al. (2014). The impact of free early education for 3 year olds in England. London: IFS. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/impact-free-early-education-3-year-olds-england-0 (accessed: 20 May 2025).

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