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

Laura Outhwaite (), Ivana La Valle () and Claire Crawford ()
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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

No 28, CEPEO Briefing Note Series from UCL Centre for Education Policy and 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.

Keywords: early education; funding takeup; inequalities (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 9 pages
Date: 2024-01, Revised 2024-01
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