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E4Kids
Project Director:
Prof Collette Tayler
Effective Early Educational Experiences, or E4Kids, is the most extensive longitudinal study ever conducted into the impact and effectiveness of early childhood education and care in Australia, as well as outcomes for children who do not attend programs.Over five years, we followed almost 2,500 children in Victoria and Queensland, measuring their progress as they participate in childcare, pre-school and family day care programs.Our research examined…
Literacy Teaching Resource
Dr Carmel Sandiford
This study aims to document effective teaching strategies in reading, writing speaking and listening in Victorian early childhood centres and primary schools.
Every Toddler Talking Research Evaluation
Assoc. Prof. Patricia Eadie
The Every Toddler Talking (ETT) research trial aligns with the Victorian Government Education State priorities to achieve earlier engagement in high quality learning, better connection between services, and better support for children and families experiencing disadvantage.
Building a Bridge into Preschool in Remote Northern Territory Communities
Dr Jane Page
In collaboration with Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) in the NT Department of Education (DoE), the study aims to increase the school readiness of young Indigenous children in two remote communities in the Territory.
Research in Effective Education in Early Childhood (REEaCh)
Examining evidence use in early childhood education and care (ECEC) and schools
Project Lead:
Dr Penny Levickis
The REEaCh Hub, in partnership with the Centre for Program Evaluation (CPE), is working with the Australian Education Research Organisation (AERO) to examine educators’ use of evidence in Early Childhood Education and Care services and schools across Australia.
Mini-Maddern Pop-up Playground
Project Lead:
Dr Sarah Young
This project is a study of the critical elements in designing temporary play spaces for children.
Learning from COVID-19 crisis in early childhood education: Educator wellbeing and family engagement
Project Lead:
Professor Tricia Eadie
Led by the REEaCh Hub, this project is a partnership with the Centre for Community Child Health (CCCH) at Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI), and Goodstart Early Learning.
Early Childhood Learning at the Museum
Project Lead:
Dr Sarah Young
The project explored language and concepts used in museum programs for young children, and how this learning was embedded in the early childhood curriculum after museum visits.
Family engagement with Early Childhood Education and Care during the COVID-19 pandemic
Project Lead:
Dr Penny Levickis
Led by Dr Penny Levickis, this research project aims to find out if the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way families use and interact with their early childhood education and care services.
Early Years Assessment for Learning Tool
Project Director:
Jayne Johnston
Melbourne Assessment, in partnership with the Research in Effective Education in Early Childhood Centre (REEaCh), is working with the Victorian Government Department of Education and Training to develop and validate an evidence-based tool designed to support all children in funded 3 and 4-year-old kindergarten programs to have the best start in life.
Improving Teaching Skills for Early Childhood Educators (ITSECE)
Project Lead:
Professor Tricia Eadie
Improving Teaching Skills for Early Childhood Educators (ITSECE) is a project carried out in partnership with the Victorian Curriculum & Assessment Authority (VCAA) to validate and test the reliability of a self-reflection tool that focuses on the quality of instructional support provided by teachers of children aged from three to five years.
Families as First Teachers (FaFT) Online Coaching study
Project Lead:
A/Professor Jane Page
The FaFT online coaching study is a one-year project funded by the Northern Territory Government’s Department of Education to examine the impact of targeted coaching and web-based support on FaFT Family educators’ (FE’s) and Family Liaison Officers’ (FLO’s) fidelity of implementation of conversational reading teaching strategies in their daily interactions with mothers and young children attending the FaFT playgroups in 10 remote Northern Territory communities.
Improving children's language, literacy and mental health: Evaluating the impact of the Classroom Promotion of Oral Language (CPOL) approach
Project Lead:
Professor Tricia Eadie
This project is led by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute in collaboration with the University of Melbourne, La Trobe University, Deakin University and partnering with Catholic Education Melbourne and the Victorian Department of Education.
Parent and child wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic
Project Lead:
Professor Tricia Eadie
In 2020, REEaCh conducted an Australia-wide survey about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on parent and child wellbeing, parent-child relationships, the home learning environment, and young children’s learning and development.
The Victorian Advancing Early Learning (VAEL) Study
Project Lead:
A/Professor Jane Page
The Victorian Advancing Early Learning Study was a three-year research project funded by the Victorian Department of Education and Training.
Educational and Developmental Gains in Early Childhood
The Educational and Developmental Gains in Early Childhood (EDGE) study is a partnership with The Front Project and the Victorian Department of Education and Training for a five-year evaluation of the state-wide roll-out of Three-Year-Old Kindergarten in Victoria.
Child Wellbeing Project
The aim of this project is to explore current conceptualisations and gaps in understanding relating to child wellbeing in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) settings, from the perspectives of educators, families and children.
Research Network of Early Childhood Professionals
The Network was created with the aim of inviting early childhood professionals in Australia to generate and facilitate high quality research into common, real-world issues in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC).
Early Learning Teaching Pilot
The pilot is focused on strengthening early literacy and numeracy outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children as they get ready for school. It has been designed to complement the existing Australian early learning frameworks, to assist the Department to understand the impact of explicit instruction delivered within a broader play-based approach.
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