Consultancy and Research Supervision

We undertake all types of Early Childhood consultancy and will work with you to design bespoke projects to meet your research or advisory needs. Past projects include:

• Expert Interviewer for CCT (Chartered College of Teaching) (2020)
• EY Smart: Online training platform for PACEY (Professional Association for Childcare and Early Years (2020)
• Enriching Mathematics project at Cambridge University which promotes developing mathematical skills through play (2013)
• Brilliant babies, terrific toddlers: Professional development conference for Dorset County Council (2011)
• Enhancing Practice Birth to Three: Professional development programme for Dorset County Council (2010)

We have a range of expertise in supervising and examining PhD, EdD and Professional Doctorate students.  A small sample of current and completed theses’ include:

Literacy experiences: an exploration of young children’s intentions, identities, and affective relations with text, Dr Lucy Rodriguez Leon,

Children as experts in infant school transitions, Dr Megan Taddeo, University of Winchester

Observing and understanding decision-making in two-year-olds, Dr Penny Lawrence, University of Winchester

Children's, parents' and practitioners' perspectives of transition from preschool to reception class, Vicky Preece, The Open University

Exploring young migrant children’s ‘funds of knowledge’ through documentary photography, Karen Horsley, The Open University

Collaborative learning in an Early Years setting, Beryl Robinson, The Open University

Investigating cooperative interaction among young children using mobile touch screen technology, Pinsuda Srisontisuk, The Open University