(Welsh Government 2026)

Arad Research was commissioned to review the role of the Set up and Succeed programme in expanding Welsh-medium childcare and early years provision. The project explored how the programme supports growth within the sector and identified key considerations for its future development to further strengthen Welsh-medium provision.

(Women’s Equality Network Wales 2025)

Arad Research worked in partnership with Women's Equality Network (WEN) Wales to design and deliver research exploring parents' experiences and use of childcare in Wales. The project included a survey of more than 780 parents and focus groups with parents and carers recruited through social media, parent networks, Family Information Services, Flying Start teams and community organisations. The findings informed the report Transforming Early Education and Childcare in Wales.

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Books Council for Wales (2023)

The Books Council for Wales programme provided every learner in state schools across Wales with their own book to keep. The books were distributed directly to schools and books were also made available to families via book boxes delivered to food banks. Arad’s evaluation focussed on the impact this initiative had on encouraging children and families to read for pleasure.

WLGA (2022-23)

Arad carried out a process and impact evaluation of Food and Fun school holiday enrichment Improvement Programme. The Food and Fun programme was implemented in 2015 as a pilot developed in response to growing concerns about food poverty and summer learning loss among children in Cardiff. The objectives of the evaluation were to explore how local authority and school delivery models were comprised. The objectives of the impact evaluation were to explore to what degree the project was achieving the intended outcomes.

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