Ten years of A Better Start: lessons for the Early Years
Final findings from the national evaluation of A Better Start, a ten-year £215m programme supporting families with young children in five areas.
Children and Families
This research programme covers the early years, children and young people, parenting and family issues.
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Bankee’s role in Kuwaiti pupils’ financial literacy and school behaviour
Evaluation of Kuwait’s Bankee Programme, assessing impact and sustainability using mixed methods and insights from pupils, school staff and families.
Five to Twelve: year 1
The new DfE-funded report demonstrates challenges faced by children eligible for free school meals and children with special educational needs.
ScotCen Insights 2026
ScotCen Insights combines recent qualitative and quantitative research on health, poverty, education, crime and trust in government.
Parents’ experiences of early learning and childcare (ELC)
This mixed method research sought to understand parents’ views and experiences of funded early learning and childcare (ELC) in Scotland.
Parent and child outcomes before and after the expansion of funded ELC in Scotland
A comparison of outcomes for families receiving up to 600 hours of funded ELC in 2018/19 with those for families receiving up to 1140 hours in 2023/24
Furniture and appliance poverty in the UK: Who is affected and how?
This study investigates the scale of furniture and appliance poverty in the UK.
Judgment analysis – review of the presumption of parental involvement
NatCen was commissioned to analyse court judgments and written facts and reasons to understand how the presumption is applied in private family law.
Understanding the experiences of receiving the Five Family Payments
This mixed method research sought to understand the short to medium term impacts on families who received the Five Family Payments.
The third annual report for the national evaluation of A Better Start
This annual report presents findings in progress of the national evaluation of A Better Start.