This update reports on findings from only the first cycle of delivery. The final report, sharing findings from both cycles of delivery, will be published in April and will cover:
- Was the programme’s Moodle platform acceptable and feasible for parents and early-years practitioners? Would it be feasible to deliver this at scale using Moodle Workplace?
- What did parents and facilitators like/dislike about the programme?
- Which parents stayed engaged and completed the programme through cycles one and two? Are there any patterns that emerged from combined data from both delivery cycles?
- Why did recruitment rates vary between local authorities, and what were the challenges and barriers to recruitment?
Next steps
Nesta is continuing to work with PEDAL to develop a new, bespoke digital platform for Playtime with Books, responding to our learning from this phase of work about the advantages and disadvantages of the current platform.
PEDAL is preparing for an implementation study funded by the Nuffield Foundation, beginning in April 2025.
