This article has been brought to you by Slough Borough Council's Early Years Advisory Teacher, Karen Loft, for the attention of all Early Years and Childcare Practitioners.
The Children of the 2020s (Cot20s) study collects longitudinal statistical evidence on the factors and mechanisms that influence cognitive and social-emotional development during early childhood.
Commissioned by the DfE, Children of the 2020s is following more than 8,500 families and their babies, born in England between September and November 2021. It is the first long-term, nationally representative study of babies since the UK Millennium Cohort Study was launched more than 20 years ago. Children of the 2020s will follow families for at least the first five years of their children’s lives, shedding new light on the factors that can influence early years development. The first survey took place when the babies were, on average, nine and a half months old.
The first findings from the study paint a picture of a new generation of infants and their families.
To read the full article please follow this link: Children of the 2020s study | PACEY