• Effective Provision of Pre-School Education (EPPE) Project

• Effective Pre-School and Primary Education 3-11 (EPPE 3-11) Project

• Effective Pre-School, Primary and Secondary Education (EPPSE 3-14) Project

• Effective Pre-School, Primary and Secondary Education 16+ (EPPSE 16+) Project

Longitudinal studies funded by the Department for Children, Schools and Families.

• The original EPPE study followed children to the end of Key Stage 1 (age 7). It explored the impact of pre-school on children's cognitive and social/behavioural outcomes, as well as other important background factors (family and home learning environment)

• The extension EPPE 3-11 followed the same children to the end of primary school (Key Stage 2, age 11) and explores the enduring impact of pre-school and early learning experiences.

• EPPSE 3-14 the secondary phase of the project follows the original sample to the end of Key Stage 3 (age 14). This phase of the project not only looks at the enduring impact of early experiences but also aspects of teenage behaviour.

• EPPSE 16+ the latest extension to the project follows the same group of students through their final year of compulsory school and into their post school educational, training and employment choices.

(Note - You can switch between EPPE, EPPE 3 -11, EPPSE 3-14 and EPPSE16+ material throughout this website using the four tabs links at the top of each page.)

‘The EPPE study provides essential evidence which now underpins the work of the Sure Start Unit’
Head of Communications Sure Start DfES May 2003.