Centre for Early Years and Education Research

The Centre for Early Years and Education Research undertakes research on a broad range of issues including:

• Evaluation of the impact of Education Programmes/Policies on children's and parents' short and long run wellbeing;
• The determinants and effects of all types of education and training;
• Higher Education Funding;
• Assessing the impact of childcare policies/early years interventions and their impact on children and parents;
• Ethnic inequality and discrimination issues;
• The impact of early family circumstances on later childhood and adult outcomes;
• Program evaluation methods and practice.

The Centre is directed by Lorraine Dearden who has been working in this field for 20 years. The Centre receives funding from a wide range of bodies including the Department for Education and Skills, The Department for Work and Pensions and the ESRC.