Post retirement, Lorayne Excell remains active in the field of early childhood education, both as a researcher and an educator. Her specific fields of interest are early childhood care and education and the Grade R phase. She has researched and published in areas such as social justice, professional teacher development, early literacy, and playful pedagogies in the early years. She continues to be involved in student development at the Wits School of Education as well as contributing to the development of various early childhood programmes.