Details of the research project were revealed last week at an event organised by Carolyn Silberfeld of the Early Childhood Studies Degrees Network, at which several early years experts criticised its implementation.
Three countries are taking part in IELS this year – England, the US and Estonia.
The Department for Education said that England was involved in IELS because of the high priority of early years; to gain internationally comparable evidence on children’s early learning and development; to complement existing evidence; and to learn from other countries.
Four early learning domains will be measured in IELS, which is being carried out by NFER in England.
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