Take a look at our collection of case studies - examples of the diverse range of early childhood projects we fund in the UK and worldwide.
Explore our work in action

Time for Play, Space to Learn
The story of Poppies Pre-School - an inspiring Froebelian early years setting which cares for babies and young children up to the age of 5. A setting where uninterrupted play leads to deep learning and gives young children a sense of belonging.

Guildford Nursery School and Family Centre
A team of highly skilled educators working to bring research and Froebelian practice closer together.

Becoming a Froebelian setting
How the team at an early years setting has adopted a Froebelian approach and the difference it's made to their staff, children and families.

Outdoor learning with young children
An early years setting in Wales bringing a Froebelian approach to their work with young children

Family Time in Nature
A nursery school project bringing families together in East London.

Tŷ Froebel
Putting Froebel's principles into practice in Wales.

Supporting Froebelian practice in South Africa
A research project exploring how a Froebelian approach can be used to support the South African government’s early childhood curriculum.

A children's garden in Jamaica
The story of how children and educators created a kitchen garden at a school in Kingston, Jamaica.

Young refugee children’s play
A project which observed and documented the experiences of young refugees in Lebanon.

Spirituality and holistic learning
Researchers in China and England are working together to consider how spirituality can support young children’s holistic learning and wellbeing.

Asking questions
A research project in Greece looking at how early childhood educators can develop young children’s question-asking skills.

Let's Cook!
A nursery school project developing community connections through cooking.

Slow pedagogy
Making time for children's learning and development in early years settings in Falkirk.

Let's Play!
A creative theatre project supporting parents and carers to play with their babies and young children.

Supporting transition from nursery to primary school
An innovative research project using digital stories to support young autistic children's transition from nursery to primary school.

Block play
The story of a primary school using block play to support young children's language development.

Mini Muddy Fingers
A community project bringing families together to learn and play outside, connecting with nature.

Young Voices on Covid-19
Listening to, capturing and understanding the experiences of young children during the pandemic.

Froebelian Futures
A major project based in Scotland which ran from 2021 to 2024 developing Froebelian practice, theory and networks in early childhood education.

Building stronger relationships with parents and carers
The story of a project which brought families and young children together in nursery schools in Cornwall.