The government's strategy for improving child development and
meeting the ambition that 75% of 5-year-olds in England have a
good level of development by 2028.
From: Department for
Education and The Rt Hon Bridget Phillipson
MP
Published 7 July 2025
Last updated 13 August 2025 — See all updates
Documents
Giving every child the best
start in life (web version)
Ref: ISBN 978-1-5286-5883-6, E03397782, CP 1362
PDF, 1.09 MB, 44
pages
Giving every child the best
start in life (print version)
Ref: ISBN 978-1-5286-5883-6, E03397782, CP 1362
PDF, 2.43 MB, 52
pages
Details
‘Giving every child the best start in life' outlines how the
government will improve child development and ensure that all
children have the chance to achieve and thrive.
This will be achieved by:
- improving family services, providing high quality support to
parents and children from pregnancy to age 5
- making it easier and cheaper for families to access early
education and care
- improving the quality of education and care that children
receive in:
- early years settings
- childminders
- reception classes
The early learning goals in the ‘Early years foundation
stage (EYFS) statutory framework' are used to assess
whether children have a good level of development.
This command paper was laid in Parliament on 7 July 2025.
