The Study of Early Education in England (SEED)

The Government currently spends more than £3 billion a year on early years provision and much of this is spent on providing all three and four year olds with early education. The Study of Early Education in England will evaluate the effectiveness of the current early education model in England, updating evidence from the highly influential Effective Provision of Pre-School Education (EPPE) study from 1997. The evaluation will assess the effect of current provision on children's outcomes in relation to school readiness and the extent to which Government investment in early years offers value for money.