Early Years

Policy

  • 4 Nations Child Policy Network
    Links to websites that provide information on the latest policy developments relating to children and young people in each of the four nations and across the UK.
  • UNESCO: Early childhood policy
    The Early Childhood Section of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) website publishes Policy Briefs on Early Childhood and the Early childhood and Family Policy Series.

Research

  • Current Educational Research in the UK (CERUK)
    Database covering ongoing research and research completed since 2000 in education.
  • Department for Education and Skills (DfES): Programme of Research
    Details of DfES research on early education and childcare.
  • Early Childhood Research and Practice
    Early Childhood Research and Practice (ECRP), a peer-reviewed electronic journal sponsored by the Early Childhood and Parenting (ECAP) Collaborative at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, covers topics related to the development, care, and education of children from birth to approximately age 8.
  • Education-Line
    Education-Line is a freely accessible database of the full text of conference papers, working papers and electronic literature which supports educational research, policy and practice.
  • ERIC Educational Research Information Centre
    Details of Educational Resources Information Centre publications which can be downloaded or ordered. Contains information about recent and previous publications.
  • European Early Childhood Education Research Association (EECERA)
    EECERA is an international organisation dedicated to the promotion and dissemination of research in Early Childhood Education throughout Europe and beyond.
  • Scottish Educational Research Association (SERA)

    SERA promotes educational research and debate about the contribution research can make to enhanced practice. SERA membership brings the opportunity to join an active community of teachers, policy makers, teacher-researchers, professional researchers, research funders and other educational professionals.

  • National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER)
    This is the Research areas section of the NFER website and contains links to research categorised by research area (topic/theme) or educational level (including early childhood education).
  • The SCRE Centre
    Provides a range of research, information and advice to organisations, institutions and individuals. Includes information and resources on activities, publications, workshops and gateways. Part of the University of Glasgow's Faculty of Education.