Stoke-on-Trent Opportunity Area Programme Improving Outcomes for Early Years ‘Understanding the World – Area of Learning’

This is a Stoke-on-Trent Opportunity Area funded project. The Opportunity Area Programme seeks to improve social mobility for children and young people, to break the link between social background and destination. Stoke-on-Trent is one of 12 areas selected for additional support from the DfE, working through a partnership of local leaders. The project relates to improving outcomes in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) to give children the best possible start in life and learning. Data shows that only 71% of pupils achieve or exceed the expected standard against the Understanding the World Area of Learning which incorporates three Early Learning Goals (ELGs). Children in the most deprived wards are least likely to achieve the standard.