Recently, Early Childhood Care and Learning has become a central point in the South African education spectrum. Unfortunately, this sector faces challenges, especially in economically challenged societies. (pdf)

This study examined the cross-cultural differences in parental play beliefs (parental play support and parental academic focus) of Hong Kong and English parents with children in kindergarten or early years and Key Stage 1 education settings. (pdf)

There is growing evidence that children today have fewer opportunities for independent, adventurous outdoor play and fewer chances to make decisions and shape their own experiences than previous generations.

Teachers’ gaze plays an important role in teacher–child interaction. This study aimed to explore whether and how expert (n = 3) and novice (n = 3) early childhood education and care teachers’ visual gaze behaviors vary from each other in teacher–child interactions in pedagogical activities with toddlers. (pdf)

Om lärare i förskoleklass undviker matematik eller visar osäkerhet inför ämnet påverkar det elevernas inställning till matten. "De kan börja tolka matten som svår eller obehaglig", säger Laura Galeano, forskare vid Uppsala universitet.

This qualitative study focuses on the ways kindergarten teachers used metaphors as a professional coping strategy during the COVID-19 pandemic.

– La folk forme tjenestene, sier forsker. Han mener at gode offentlige tjenester må formes av folkene som faktisk inngår i dem.

The growing focus on how children in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) can learn more effectively overlooks the intrinsic value of children's play, their perspectives, experiences, and contributions. Thus, there is a need for the education that emphasises the unpredictable and transformative to meet the challenges in contemporary society, grounded in democratic and humanistic…

This study explores preservice teachers’ perceptions of the importance of children’s early approaches to learning. (pdf)

För lite fysisk aktivitet hos barn och ungdomar kan få oåterkalleliga konsekvenser senare i livet. Men räcker vardagsrörelsen om barnet inte går på någon organiserad aktivitet? Och hur mycket, och vilken typ av rörelse, behövs i olika åldrar? Experter i idrottsvetenskap ger svar.

Early childhood education and care providers play a key role in identifying and responding to child maltreatment. The Norwegian Stine Sofie’s Kindergarten Package is a train-the-trainer intervention designed to strengthen kindergarten educators’ ability in this regard. We evaluated its effectiveness on five self-reported individual-level outcomes related to knowledge, competence, and attitudes. Kindergartens were assigned to…