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<p>The Department annually publishes data on the Early Years Foundation Stage Profile
(EYFSP) assessment which measures a child’s development at age 5.</p><p> </p><p>The
recently published 2015/16 results show that the proportion of all children achieving
a ‘good level of development’ is improving year on year – in 2016 69.3% achieved a
good level of development compared to 66.3% in 2015 and 60.4% in 2014.</p><p> </p><p>The
Department will publish further data tables on the EYFSP results by children’s characteristics,
including for those children with free school meal eligibility, on 24 November 2016.</p><p>
</p><p>Last year’s results showed that the gap between disadvantaged children and
their peers had narrowed – 51% of children eligible for free school meals achieved
a ‘good level of development’ in 2015 compared to 45% in 2014.</p>
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