How can education and other services best support parents and carers to help their children learn outside formal education settings (including in other locations beyond the home when the home learning environment is not conducive to learning)?
Background
The early years in childhood are crucial to supporting opportunity. This pillar of the Opportunity Mission aims to set every child up for the best start in life, measured against the proportion of 5-year-olds reaching a good level of development in the early years foundation stage.
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Related UKRI funded projects
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EasyPeasy Home Learning content task-force: Supporting families with young children
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Funded by: Innovate UK
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The project specifically addresses the need to support parents and carers in helping their children learn outside formal education settings, with a focus on early childhood development.
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Harnessing the power of global data to support young children's learning and development: Analyses, dissemination and implementation
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Funded by: GCRF
Why might this be relevant?
Focuses on global data to support young children's learning and development, including in LMICs.
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Home Learning - Daily Structured Activity and Content Provision
Imagine you are the parent or carer of a young child - or more than one! Their nursery or school has closed and you are trying to work from home or around an emergency role and trying to make the most of a confusing stre...
Funded by: Innovate UK
Why might this be relevant?
The project provides a structured approach to daily home learning activities and content provision, addressing the challenges faced by parents and carers during the COVID-19 crisis.