Ready or Not Study (RoN)
The RoN Study aimed to investigate the relations between children’s well-being and ‘school readiness’. In 2021, the study recruited approximately 250 children who were in Reception Year (i.e., the final year of the Early Years Foundation Stage in England, United Kingdom) and their caregivers. Data was collected from participants when the children had completed at least one term in Reception Year and then again after completing at least one term in Year 1.
Study design
Cohort - primary caregiver and child
Number of participants at first data collection
252 (caregiver-child pairs)
Age at first data collection
4 - 5 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Countries
Year of first data collection
2021
Primary Institutions
Cardiff University (Academic, United Kingdom)
University of Birmingham (Academic, United Kingdom)
University of Cambridge (Academic, United Kingdom)
University of Sussex (Academic, United Kingdom)
Links
cfr.cam.ac.uk/groups/active-studies
kettlesyard.cam.ac.uk/stories/ready-or-not-sparking-creative-discussions-around-school-readiness/
Profile paper DOI
Not available
Funders
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) (Research council, United Kingdom)
WEMP Foundation (Third Sector, Hong Kong)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Computer, paper or task testing (e.g. cognitive testing, theory of mind doll task, attention computer tasks)
- Interview – face-to-face
- Interview – online
- Self-completed questionnaire – online
- Creative, arts-based and visual methods
- Ethnography or participant observation
- None
- None
Engagement
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