State-funded nursery schools occupy a unique position in education. Serving children from two to four years old, they are disproportionately located in areas of deprivation—in 2015, 64% were in the 30% most deprived areas in England. They also support higher-than-average proportions of children with additional needs.
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Source: Phys.org