Nursery World:
Graduate settings have little impact on children's outcomes
13 February 2017
New research finds that attending an outstanding nursery, or one with graduate staff, has a limited benefit to children's educational attainment.
The study of 1.8 million children born between September 2003 and August 2006, reveals that a child’s educational achievement at the end of their reception year is only ‘slightly’ higher if he or she has been taught in nursery by a qualified teacher or Early Years Professional (EYP).
It also found that attending a nursery rated outstanding by Ofsted had limited benefits.