The study of 1.8 million children born between September 2003 and August 2006, reveals that a child’s educational achievement at the end of their reception year is only ‘slightly’ higher if he or she has been taught in nursery by a qualified teacher or Early Years Professional (EYP).
It also found that attending a nursery rated outstanding by Ofsted had limited benefits.
The study concludes that the quality of a setting does not just rest on the qualifications of staff and Ofsted rating - often used as indicators of quality by the Government.
Researchers from the Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics, the University of Surrey and University College London, matched data on children’s outcomes at the end of reception with information on nurseries attended in the year before starting school.
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