The Guardian view on nurseries: some things are going right for under-fives | Editorial
It is widely understood by many ordinary people, as well as experts, that what happens to us when we are very small, and our brains are at their most malleable, has lasting effects. As the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) put it in a study of early years education, “the first five years of a child’s life represent a window of opportunity, but also of vulnerability”.New Labour’s grasp of this underpinned its pioneering Sure Start programme. Much of this was dismantled under the Tory-Liberal Democrat austerity programme.
- ▪It is widely understood by many ordinary people, as well as experts, that what happens to us when we are very small, and our brains are at their most malleable, has lasting effects.
- ▪As the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) put it in a study of early years education, “the first five years of a child’s life represent a window of opportunity, but also of vulnerability”.New Labour’s grasp of thi
- ▪Much of this was dismantled under the Tory-Liberal Democrat austerity programme.
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‘It is heartening that England’s five-year‑olds were found to be thriving.’ Photograph: Stuart Boulton/AlamyView image in fullscreen‘It is heartening that England’s five-year‑olds were found to be thriving.’ Photograph: Stuart Boulton/AlamyOpinionEarly years educationThe Guardian view on nurseries: some things are going right for under-fivesEditorialEngland’s strong results in an early learning study are a Sure Start legacy that ministers must build on Sun 4 Oct 2026 12.25 EDTLast modified on Sun 4 Oct 2026 12.33 EDTShareRecognition of the importance of babyhood and early childhood continues to grow. It is widely understood by many ordinary people, as well as experts, that what happens to us when we are very small, and our brains are at their most malleable, has lasting effects.
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