The Early Years Foundation Stage Profile results for 2015 show that 66 per cent of children achieved a good level of development at the end of Reception, compared to 60 per cent the year before.
This is an increase of six percentage points, equivalent to an extra 38,600 children achieving the expected standard in maths and literacy, as well as communication and language, physical development and social and emotional development.
The Department for Education said that the figures, which also demonstrate a rise on those from 2013, show that childcare providers and schools are delivering on the new, more rigorous requirements set by the Government in 2012.
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