Run by specialist early years research agency Ceeda, the independent large-scale research project aims to recruit a representative panel of 3,000 PVI non-domestic settings and 1,000 childminders. They will share information several times a year to provide an up-to-date picture of the sector.
The research programme has been launched in response to widespread concern among early years organisations and settings that research commissioned by the Department for Education to inform policy lacks in-depth analysis and relevant up-to-date information.
Ceeda says major policy developments including the 30-hour childcare offer for working parents, changes to qualification requirements and new funding models have been introduced on the basis of limited evidence with no long-term strategy to monitor impact on market, capacity, quality and sustainability.
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