The Early Years Education Research Project will undertake a randomised evaluation of an intervention for socially disadvantaged children; the Early Years Education Program (EYEP). EYEP is a new infant-mental health informed program being offered by the Children’s Protection Society (CPS), a non-government family support and counselling service in the north-east of Melbourne, Australia. The research is in partnership with Melbourne University.

Ethics for this project has been approved through the Behavioural and Social Sciences Ethics Subcommittee of Human Research Ethics Department at University of Melbourne Copyright 2012 eyerp.org