Podcasts Government Analysis The Early Years Miracle?

The Early Years Miracle?

Published: Feb. 10, 2020, 9 p.m.

The government spends billions on free early years education. The theory goes that this is good for children, their parents and society as a whole. But does the evidence stack up? Despite the policy's lofty intentions, Professor Alison Wolf discovers that the results aren\u2019t at all what anyone expected.

Contributors include:

Steven Barnett - National Institute for Early Education Research at Rutgers University\nChristine Farquharson - Institute for Fiscal Studies\nLiz Roberts - Nursery World Magazine\nTorsten Bell - Resolution Foundation\nLynne Burnham - Mothers at Home Matter\nNeil Leitch - Early Years Alliance

Presenter: Professor Alison Wolf\nProducer: Beth Sagar Fenton\nEditor: Jasper Corbett

With thanks to N Family Club