Four- and five-year-olds were less likely to meet the expected levels of development in 2021 than before the pandemic, a new report from the University of York, National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) and the Education Policy Institute (EPI) reveals.
Commissioned by the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) as part of a major research project, the report assesses the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on pupils beginning primary school in September 2020. It examined the factors influencing socio-emotional wellbeing and educational outcomes, including the experience of the pandemic this year, home learning activities, family demographics and child socio-emotional wellbeing.
