Professors Chris Pascal & Tony Bertram

Tony and Chris are both Directors of the Centre for Research in Early Childhood and members of the DCSF Early Education Advisory Group, which advises the government on the development of early childhood services and the EYFS. Chris is also director of the Effective Early Learning (EEL) Project, the Accounting Early for Life Long Learning (AcE) Project, and is a former National Evaluator of the DfES Early Excellence Centre Programme. Tony is also Director of Amber Publications and Training, CREC’s sister organisation. He is Past President and Co-Founder of the European Early Childhood Research Association, was a founder member of the UK Early Years Curriculum Group and a member of the national executive of TACTYC (Tutors of Advanced Courses for Teachers of Young Children).