Child care
Research Topic
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Research problems linked to this topic
- Are these programmes acceptable to families and easily scalable?
- What are the barriers to early years staff (including childminders) recruitment and retention and how can they be addressed?
- How is the use of Age Assurance technologies for the child online safety sector likely to change over the next 5 and 10 years?
- What is the prevalence of different pedagogical approaches in different early years settings, including maintained nurseries and nursery provision in primary schools? How does this vary across the workforce? Which of these approaches have the greatest impact on development?
- How can schools best identify children's mild to moderate mental health needs, and what role can early intervention play in preventing escalation?
- How can schools best manage the transition from early years to school and minimise any negative effects on children, especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds?
- What are the characteristics of additional needs for children in the early years, with specific consideration of neurodiversity, speech and language, and mental health interventions?
- Which parenting programmes are most effective?
- How effective are the Family Hubs pilots in improving outcomes for young children and their families? What works best to engage families and deliver services?
- What are children’s end-to-end routes through the care system, and how does this impact on later life outcomes, such as educational achievement, wellbeing and labour market outcomes?
- What are the factors associated with teacher and pupil wellbeing, and what interventions and approaches are effective in supporting and promoting wellbeing of all in schools and colleges?