Publications

Practitioners' Experiences of the Early Years Foundation Stage

This research report describes the context, design, conduct and findings of an inquiry into practitioners’ experiences of the Early Years Foundation Stage. The study posed three broad questions within its overarching theme of describing practitioners’ experiences of the EYFS: how does it influence day-to-day practice with children and families; how, if at all, has the EYFS supported improvements in the care and education offered by practitioners; and what obstacles and difficulties do practitioners face in the effective use of the EYFS.

Audience: DfE, Early Years Providers, Lead Member for Children's Services, Researchers
Format: Date issued: August 2010
Function: Data Collection Reference: DFE-RR029

Price: FREE

Family Information Service Survey 2010: assessment of Family Information Service performance against the information duty in the Childcare Act 2006

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The then Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) commissioned Cordis Bright to design and host an online survey of Family Information Services (FISs) and conduct an analysis of the results from this survey. This is a follow up from a previous evaluation of FIS services which included a survey of FISs.

Audience: DfE, Lead Member for Children's Services, Researchers
Format: Date issued: August 2010
Function: Data Collection Reference: DFE-RR021

Price: FREE

Maltreated Children In The Looked After System: A Comparison Of Outcomes For Those Who Go Home And Those Who Do Not

This study is one of a series of projects jointly commissioned by the former Department for Children Schools and Families and Department of Health to strengthen the evidence base on recognition, effective interventions and inter-agency working in child abuse and neglect. This project has a focus on the consequences of decisions to reunify children who had entered the looked after system for abuse or neglect. It compares the progress and outcomes of a sample of maltreated children who either went home or remained in the looked after system.

Audience: DfE, Lead Member for Children's Services, People who work with children, Researchers
Format: Date issued: August 2010
Function: Data Collection Reference: DFE-RBX-10-06

Price: FREE

Individual Budgets for Families with Disabled Children - Interim report 2010

The Department for Children, Schools and Families c evaluation and support/challenge role for the Individual Budget Pilots for Families with Disabled Children. The consortium comprised of two distinct teams – the evaluation and support teams – where the evaluation component has been conducted by SQW and Ipsos MORI, and the support function has been undertaken by iMPower and Helen Sanderson Associates.

Audience: DfE, Journalists, Parents, Researchers
Format: Date issued: August 2010
Function: Data Collection Reference: DFE-RR024

Price: FREE

The Evaluation of Arrangements for Effective Operation of the New Local Safeguarding Children Boards in England - Final Report

The report presents findings from the national evaluation of Local Safeguarding Children Boards (LSCBs), commissioned by the then Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) and Department of Health, to examine the extent to which LSCBs have overcome the weaknesses of Area Child Protection Committees, and the effectiveness of the Boards in meeting their objectives.

Audience: Children's health services, DfE, Journalists, Lead Member for Children's Services, Local authorities and key statutory agencies,
Format: Date issued: August 2010
Function: Data Collection Reference: DFE-RR027

Price: FREE

Omnibus Survey: Responses to Questions on Parents and Families January 2009 to March 2010

This document contains summary results from those questions included on behalf of the then Department for Children, Schools and Families in TNS-BMRB’s monthly Omnibus survey. The purpose was to enable the Department to test and collect quickly parents’ views on specific topics or themes in relation to parenting and family support services.

Audience: DfE, Parents, Public, Researchers
Format: Date issued: August 2010
Function: Data Collection Reference: DFE-RR023

Price: FREE

Parental Experience of Services for Disabled Children: Technical Report for Years one and two

The then Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) commissioned TNS-BMRB to conduct a survey among parents of disabled children. The survey was primarily designed to generate an overall indicator and set of sub-indicators which measure parental views on the five elements of the Core Offer as set out in the government’s report 'Aiming High for Disabled Children'.

Audience: Children's health services, DfE, Parents, Researchers
Format: Date issued: August 2010
Function: Data Collection Reference: DFE-RR026A

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Disabled Children's Access to Childcare (DCATCH): Process evaluation of participation and workforce development activity in the DCATCH pilots

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This report focuses on the findings of the DCATCH process evaluation with the aim of enabling replication and adaptation of common and successful practice. It focuses on parent participation and workforce development.

Audience: Children's health services, DfE, Early Years Providers, Journalists, Researchers
Format: Date issued: July 2010
Function: Data Collection Reference: DFE-RR013

Price: FREE

The Educational Performance of Children of Service Personnel

This report analyses the educational attainment of service children and their characteristics using the National Pupil Database. Analyses were undertaken to identify any attainment gaps between service children in maintained schools in England and their peers. This study brings together the previous analyses of service children’s educational performance and provides new analyses for 2009.

Audience: DfE, Journalists, Public, Researchers, Schools
Format: Date issued: July 2010
Function: Data Collection Reference: DFE-RR011

Price: FREE