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The Opportunity Index
A detailed look at the geography of opportunity and social mobility.
Social mobility in the workplace
A comprehensive guide to widening access for employers.
CECIL: Final Report
28th May 2024
The final report from the Coaching Early Conversations, Interaction and Language (CECIL) project.
Read reportInequality in early years education
24th January 2024
The first policy briefing in our General Election series looks at early education.
Read reportWorld Class: Global learnings for England on early years policy
13th July 2023
What can England learn from early years systems around the world?
Read reportEqual hours?
31st January 2023
New analysis on the impact of the number of hours that young children have in early years education.
Read reportCECIL
3rd March 2022
A summary of the Coaching Early Conversations Interaction and Language (CECIL) project.
Read reportA Fair Start? Equalising access to early education
19th August 2021
Our major report on inequalities in access to early years education.
Read reportFairness First: Social Mobility, Covid and Education Recovery
20th May 2021
Our priorities for education recovery.
Read reportEarly Years Workforce Review
25th August 2020
Looking into the policies and impacts of the 2012 Nutbrown Review.
Read reportCovid-19 Impacts: Early Years
1st July 2020
We explore how the pandemic is affecting early years education.
Read reportCOSMO Study
Major new cohort study examining the long-term impact of the pandemic on educational inequality and social mobility.
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