Evaluating the Foundation Phase: key findings on reported\ud impacts

The Foundation Phase (introduced\ud in 2008) provides a developmentally\ud appropriate experiential curriculum\ud for children aged 3-7 in Wales. The\ud Welsh Government commissioned\ud independent evaluation (led by\ud WISERD) aims to evaluate how well\ud it is being implemented, what impact\ud it has had, and ways in which it can\ud be improved. The three-year\ud evaluation utilises a range of mixed\ud methods at a national and local\ud scale.\ud This is one of four papers focused\ud on impact. It draws on 604 school\ud and setting survey responses,\ud 1,008 parent/carer survey\ud responses, 37 Local Authority\ud interviews, four non-maintained\ud organisation interviews, and 357\ud practitioner interviews.