HM Government (Plan for Change)'s pledge

Giving children the best start in life, with a record 75% of five-year-olds in England ready to learn when they start school.

Made under the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government, as GOV.UK labels it.

Made 2024-12-05 · Deadline this Parliament · Where it was made · archived copy · Government publication

What the official figures show

Children with a good level of development at the end of reception, England, 2023/24 (baseline)

67.7%

2026-10-23 · Department for Education, Early years foundation stage profile results · receipt

Children with a good level of development at the end of reception, England, 2024/25 (latest)

68.3%

2026-10-23 · Department for Education, Early years foundation stage profile results · receipt

Five-year-olds reaching a good level of development, by 2028 (target)

75%

2026-10-23 · HM Government, Plan for Change · receipt

These figures are repeated from their sources and update automatically. We don't say whether the pledge has been kept.