Category: Early Childhood Education
Early Years Library Introductory Workshop for Leaders and Champions
27 April 2026
On this page you will find all the resources needed for the Early Years Library Introductory Workshop for Leaders and Champions. If you are not a leader or a champion in your nursery, you should do the Introductory Workshop for Early Years Educators. Start with the welcome video below, which will give you a brief […]
Early Years Library Introductory Workshop for Early Years Educators
23 April 2026
On this page you will find all the resources needed for the Early Years Library Introductory Workshop for Early Years Educators. If you are acting as an Early Years Library leader or champion in your nursery, you should do the Introductory Workshop for Early Years Leaders. Start with the welcome video, further below, which will […]
Project Report: AI in the Early Years
25 March 2026
The rapid rise of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) means we are now seeing GenAI designed and marketed for direct use by young children through toys. This report details research findings from our AI in the Early Years project, which aimed to provide a scientific basis for identifying the impacts, risks, and opportunities of GenAI toys […]
Explorando el bienestar de los niños y las niñas autistas en Medellín
25 March 2026
Si tienes diagnóstico de autismo o eres familiar de alguien con este diagnóstico en Medellín, ¡esta invitación es para ti! En Colombia, aún sabemos poco sobre cómo se vive el autismo en el día a día. Muchas de las investigaciones provienen de otros países y no reflejan la realidad colombiana. Por eso, hoy queremos escuchar […]
Communication with friends and non-friend peers: an examination of dyadic connectedness across two play contexts
26 February 2026
This study examines the extent to which children’s connectedness is influenced by interaction context and friendship status. Research findings show that although friends engaged in similar rates of connected talk across two contexts, non-friends engaged in more connected talk during goal-directed drawing when compared to free-play. It is therefore important to focus on both context […]
Take part in the Early Years Library Project
9 February 2026
Thank you for your interest in the Early Years Library. We are currently recruiting nurseries to take part in our project, which will take place between March and July 2026. To help you find out more about our project and what it would involve, we have created four short videos. Please watch all four videos […]
A scoping review of teacher training programs to promote learning through play in pre- and primary schools
1 October 2025
This paper was published by the Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education in September 2025.
Understanding how certain personality traits impact children’s enjoyment of school and teachers’ perceptions of children’s behaviour
25 September 2025
Read a summary of this recent paper published by Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties which used data from the Healthy Start, Happy Start study.
Play, access and opportunity: Game-changing action for children
17 July 2025
In this presentation from the PEDAL Conference 2025, Dr Julian Grenier, Senior Content and Engagement Manager for Early Years at the Education Endowment Foundation, draw on his experience of working in early education and care for more than three decades.
AI, toys and the future
17 July 2025
These recordings formed the “AI, toys and the future” session, presented by Prof Rosie Flewitt and PEDAL’s Dr Emily Goodacre.