Luton toddlers's development is above average in England, according to Public Health England data.
Luton toddlers' development is above average in England, according to Public Health England data.
Between July and September 2018, 90% of children aged between two and two-and-a-half years old passed key development assessments. The average for England is 84%.
The subject in which most pupils met the minimum score in Luton was hand and finger movement - with 99% of pupils passing.
The lowest marks were in communication - where 92% of pupils met the minimum mark.
A total of 673 pupils were evaluated in Luton in the three months to September 2018.
She said: "You also have to take into account that 20% of the kids may have some additional need and it really matters which month in the year children were born.
"In terms of inequalities it was found that children living in the most deprived areas have a lower chance of achieving the overall expected level of development than those livingin the least deprived areas.
"In particular, children living in the most deprived areas are around 8 percentage pointsless likely to have the expected level of communication skills than children living in theleast deprived areas."
Essex had the highest record in England, with 99.96% hitting the minimum expected scores. Children in Rochdale, in the North West, registered the worst result, with only 26% making the minimum scores.