# The Study of Early Education in England \(SEED\)

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Department For Education](/buyers/department-for-education/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [Natcen Social Research](/contract-winners/natcen-social-research/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £6,112,193
- Award date: 27 March 2013
- Published: 6 November 2019
- Contract start: 28 March 2013
- Contract end: 30 October 2020
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: 88489cb4-50ad-4281-99fd-4ce5ad0c3fef-324202
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-da40ceaf-18f5-40d7-9b96-e39ba3654a53

## Description

The Government currently spends more than £3 billion a year on early years provision and much of this is spent on providing all three and four year olds with early education\. The Study of Early Education in England will evaluate the effectiveness of the current early education model in England, updating evidence from the highly influential Effective Provision of Pre-School Education \(EPPE\) study from 1997\. The evaluation will assess the effect of current provision on children's outcomes in relation to school readiness and the extent to which Government investment in early years offers value for money\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/88489cb4-50ad-4281-99fd-4ce5ad0c3fef-324202)