We are a Research Network dedicated to supporting the development of children under 5 and their families by increasing research capacity.
Families deserve advice, support and services based on evidence and expertise.
We want to help develop a research agenda focused on more targeted, effective and accessible interventions to support emotional and cognitive development in under 5s.
Our Network aims to bring together early years practitioners and policy makers across England to work with researchers and families to gather and share research and develop best practice in ways best suited to individual communities.
Through a national partnership of researchers, practitioners, parents and policymakers, we identified the first ever top 10 research priorities for the social and emotional wellbeing of children aged 0-5. These priorities now provide a roadmap for future research and action.
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We aim to expand research on interventions aimed at the social and emotional development of young children, explore the impact of nurturing care, psychosocial factors and environmental influences, and provide relevant evidence for policy makers and practitioners who work on a day-to-day basis with children and families. Sign up for free today.
We will support local services and organisations through the steps to becoming ready to take part in research, facilitate connections between researchers and research-ready services and sites, and encourage research-ready sites to take a lead in developing new research projects.
We want to hear from researchers or research groups looking to collaborate with early years services and practitioners to design, deliver and disseminate new evidence on the social and emotional development of children under 5 years.
We will facilitate partnerships between researchers and research-ready services and settings, by sharing opportunities to get involved in research with our Network. The process for becoming a partner research project is currently under development.
This is a progress update of the Developing Child UK Priority Setting Partnership (PSP), run by Professor Jane Barlow and Dr Michael Fanner from the Supporting Early Minds team at
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FREE REGISTRATION OPEN NOW – With Dr Gemma Chadderton, Leeds Community Healthcare Trust, and Hannah Potter, University of Bradford: Institute of Health & Social Care
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This webinar with Louise Hannan (University Centre Somerset, Bridgwater & Taunton College) was held on 20th March 2025.
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