Evaluation of Positive Early Childhood Education
About the study
The National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) will carry out an independent evaluation of the Positive Early Childhood Education (PECE) training programme, which is being run by Triple P UK (TPUK). PECE is a professional development programme that helps early years practitioners create warm, consistent and responsive environments that support children’s emotional, behavioural and cognitive self-regulation.
The training programme will be delivered in the 2026-27 school year. The evaluation is funded by the Education Endowment Foundation.
Information for settings
Please refer to the timetable below for a guide to what taking part in this evaluation involves:
| Timing | Evaluation activity |
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| March – August 2026 | Settings sign up to the programme |
| September 2026 |
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| October 2026 | Settings are randomised to intervention or comparison group |
| November – December 2026 | Telephone interviews with practitioners (selected settings) |
| March - April 2027 | In-person coaching session observations and interviews (selected settings in the intervention group) |
| June – July 2027 |
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Privacy notice
You can read the privacy notice for the study here.
Contact us
If you have any queries about this evaluation, please contact the research team via email at PECE@natcen.ac.uk.