This problem is a UK government area of research interest (ARI) that was originally posted at https://ari.org.uk/ by a UK government organisation to indicate that they are keen to see research related to this area.
How do we improve parental access to, and engagement with, family services? How do we improve connections and relationships between parents and professionals (e.g. through parental networks)?
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.
Contact details
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.
Related UKRI Projects
- Changing Discourses of the Parent-Child Relationship
- ADR England Community Catalyst: Children at risk of poor outcomes
- Provision and use of preschool childcare in Britain
- Understanding Children's Lives and Outcomes
- Family inclusive policy and practice after 'Think Family'
- Transformative children's social care
- Development of a research-ready dataset linking data on children and young people in London held by Local Authorities and healthcare providers
- Enhancement of ECHILD with a mother-child and Unique Property Reference number link
- Applying BERRI to support child mental health at the edge of care
- Knowledge transfer and action research - developing a city-wide model for whole household interventions in Sheffield