Our goal is for the early years sector to provide the foundations for children to have happy, healthy and successful lives, and to enable parents to work. The sector has some challenges in common with our other sectors but it faces a different local and systemic context. We are interested in evidence that will help us enable a healthy and sustainable early years market which maximises the valuable outcomes of the sector.
If you would like to discuss previous, ongoing or potential research into any of the areas in this document, please contact research.engagement@education.gov.uk.
This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
EasyPeasy requests £46,867 in matched funding (£23k already secured) to support a 3-month content task-force to become the go-to early years app for parents and teachers during the COVID-19 crisis, and beyond...
Funded by: Innovate UK
Lead research organisation: CHARACTER COUNTS LTD
The project focuses on supporting families with young children in the early years sector, providing guidance and encouragement to ensure they stay happy, healthy, and well.
The UK government spends billions of pounds a year to ensure that all 3 and 4 year olds have access to childcare and early education for 15 hours a week, 38 weeks a year. There is ongoing debate about whether (and by how...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: University of Essex
The project evaluates the effects of free childcare provision on maternal labor supply and child development, addressing the scalability and acceptability of such programs.
It is well established that the first years of life lay the basis for lifelong development. However, many children in developing countries are exposed to poverty, malnutrition, illnesses, and un-stimulating home environm...
Funded by: GCRF
Lead research organisation: University College London
The project focuses on monitoring and sustaining the performance of home visitors in a large-scale program for disadvantaged children, which is relevant to scalability but does not directly address acceptability to families.