England 'lags behind in childcare'
Updated on 11 December 2008
England is lagging behind other developed countries in making progress in early years education and childcare, according to a new report.
An international study by Unicef examines the changes in childcare in the world's richest countries and the increasing numbers of young children that are now spending a large part of their early childhood in childcare.
The study discusses the opportunities and risks involved in these changes and proposes a set of minimum standards, or benchmarks, for early childcare and education. England meets just five of the 10 benchmarks, it says.
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