Periodic Reporting for period 1 - PEARLE (Peers in ECEC centres: who are they and do they matter? An empirical analysis on ECEC group composition, its drivers and its effects)

The research project PEARLE focuses on the peer composition of early childhood education and care (ECEC) centres. Peers are a likely to be a key dimension of the children’s ECEC experience, as children in group-based early education and care spend considerable time...