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Who uses government-funded early education in England, and what explains the variation in take-up?

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  • Laura Outhwaite

    (UCL Centre for Education Policy & Equalising Opportunities)

  • Ivana La Valle

    (University of East London)

  • Claire Crawford

    (UCL Centre for Education Policy & Equalising Opportunities)

Abstract

In England, the government currently funds 15 hours a week of early education for all 3-4-year-olds and disadvantaged 2-year-olds for 38 weeks of the year. 2-year-olds are entitled to the early education offer if they come from a low-income family, for example if their parents are on Universal Credit with a household income of less than £15,400 per year (in 2023), or if they are looked after by a local authority, have an education, health, and care plan, or receive Disability Living Allowance. 3-4-year-olds in working families are also currently entitled to an additional 15 hours of government-funded ECEC per week, but we do not focus on these additional entitlements here. This briefing note summarises the current evidence on who is less likely to take-up the 15-hour early education entitlements in England and the associated barriers to take-up for these groups of families. Emerging evidence on potentially promising activities to increase take-up is also discussed.

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  • Laura Outhwaite & Ivana La Valle & Claire Crawford, 2024. "Who uses government-funded early education in England, and what explains the variation in take-up?," CEPEO Briefing Note Series 28, UCL Centre for Education Policy and Equalising Opportunities, revised Jan 2024.
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    1. Claire Crawford & Laura Outhwaite, 2023. "Why should we invest in Early Childhood Education and Care?," CEPEO Briefing Note Series 24, UCL Centre for Education Policy and Equalising Opportunities, revised Mar 2023.
    2. Campbell, Tammy & Gambaro, Ludovica & Stewart, Kitty, 2018. "‘Universal’ early education: Who benefits? Patterns in take-up of the entitlement to free early education among three-year-olds in England," EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, vol. 44(3), pages 515-538.
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