The Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) has launched its first evaluation programme involving childminders as part of a raft of schemes to help settings support children’s early language and numeracy development.
The evaluation programmes, co-funded with the Department for Education’s Stronger Practice Hubs, will see 733 nurseries and early years settings across England will take part in eight new evaluations.
The pilot of Communication Friendly Home-Based Settings, developed by delivery organisation Elklan, will give childminders training to improve their provision and practice to support their children’s language skills. This project is being evaluated by a team based at the University of York.
