NEPS-Stage 2 deals with the development of children during kindergarten and the subsequent transition to elementary school. As in NEPS-Stage 1, NEPS-Stage 2 also focuses on the importance of both the family and the institutional learning environment for children's development.

Central research questions

• What influence do the specific learning environments such as kindergarten, elementary school and family have on the development of preschool children and what is the relationship between them?
• What role do institutional settings play in the development of differences in skills and social disparities (according to social or ethnic background)?
• How are the transitions to elementary school and the associated educational decisions shaped?

To answer these and other research questions, the NEPS-Stage 2 survey program focuses in particular on recording the relevant care and educational settings as well as the skills development of preschool children. Stage 2 focuses, among other things, on recording language skills (e.g. vocabulary, grammar), early self-regulatory skills and obtaining the perspective of parents and caregivers on the development of children's prosocial behavior, for example (multi-informant perspective).

Further information

• Detailed description of the conception and design of the survey program of the early phase of stage 2
• Current concept of NEPS-Stage 2