This research area will help us understand how Singapore children are growing and learning during their first 6 years of life in different kinds of homes, communities and preschools. It will also investigate how these children’s early education experiences can be improved to support their transition into primary school. It will critically examine the quality and continuity of learning experiences and educational materials offered in both preschools and during the lower primary years. The overarching objectives are to support the development of better preschool programmes and policies (including pre-service training for preschool teachers) and to build capacity of local researchers to contribute towards cross-cultural and comparative studies on childhood and early childhood education. These pages will be promoted to the local media as well and will be shared with educators, education researchers and education policymakers.