What happens in the early years of a child's life has a profound impact on the rest of their life. This significant and influential phase in visual, language and emotional development lays the foundation for lifelong health, learning and earning potential. In August 2021 National Literacy Trust commissioned Savanta ComRes to conduct a survey of 1,500 parents of children from birth to age five across the UK to explore the extent to which parents were carrying out seven key learning activities at home: reading (including books, e-books, and picture books), chatting, playing, singing, painting/drawing, looking at the alphabet and playing outside the home (e.g. at a library or play group). National Literacy Trust compared the results to surveys they commissioned One Poll to conduct in 2020 and 2019, which asked parents of children from birth to five across the UK the same questions about how frequently they were doing these learning activities in the home. By comparing results across different time periods, they are able to identify and monitor changes in behaviour, get a snapshot of activity during a particular time, and place the survey findings into a wider context. The key comparison findings are presented in this report.