Findings

Follow the links below to the Department for Education website, to read about the reports that have been published for each strand of the SEED study. 

Visit the ‘About the Study’ section of this website to find out about archived data which is available for secondary analysis.

Longitudinal Study

October 2021: Early education use and child outcomes up to age 7
October 2021: Early education and development: alternative quality scales
October 2021: Coronavirus (COVID-19) follow-up study
February 2020: Impact Study on Early Education Use and Child Outcomes up to Age Five Years
September 2018: Impact Study on Early Education Use and Child Outcomes up to age four years
July 2017: Impact Study on Early Education Use and Child Outcomes up to Age Three
July 2015: Baseline survey of families (PDF)

Quality

May 2018: Study of Quality of Early Years Provision in England (PDF)
September 2015: Quality of childminder provision (PDF)

Value for Money

February 2020: Financial Returns to Early Education Spending
July 2017: The potential value for money of early education (PDF)
January 2017: The cost and funding of early education (PDF)

Qualitative Studies

January 2017: Good Practice in Early Education (PDF)
January 2017: Meeting the needs of children with SEND in the early years
January 2017: Experiences of the early years pupil premium (PDF)
December 2014: Views and experiences of childminders