3.5 Summary of New Topics

The table below lists the new early learning and care topics that were proposed

during the various consultation stages. Both those that are subsequently

recommended for inclusion in the survey for Cohort 24 at age 3, and those that were

considered but ultimately not recommended have been scored according to the main

criteria. Topics that were raised during the consultations but are already listed under

‘continuing topics’ are not included here.

For ease of reading, the scores against the supporting criteria (e.g. being age

appropriate) are not included; but most of the recommended new topics will have

achieved maximum marks on these.

of comparable studies, scored according to the five core criteria

Table 3.2: Summary of new topics raised in the area of early learning and care during the consultations and review

Risky and outdoor play