EECERA

Young Children’s Perspectives on Teacher Gender: Contextualizing Gender Stereotypes and Inclusive Practices in Early Childhood Education and Care This book draws on ethnographic studies in nine countries across six continents to examine young children’s perspectives on their male and female teachers. Contributors from China, Brazil, Australia,…

Young Children’s Perspectives on Teacher Gender
Edited by members of the Gender SIG and presenting case studies from 9 countries. Read more: buff.ly/cVqasIw #EECERA

Launch of EECERA 2026
The next EECERA Conference will be held in beautiful Funchal, Madeira, between 25th and 28th August 2026. buff.ly/A2M5i97

Sign up for updates. buff.ly/dTC6Z9f #EECERA

Join the College of Reviewers
The European Early Childhood Education Research Journal (EECERJ) invites eligible early career researchers, professionals and scholars to apply for the College of Reviewers.
The application deadline is 31st October 2025 - find out more here: buff.ly/GDyvUAO
#EECERA

Write a guest post about your research
It's a great opportunity to disseminate and increase interest in your work and, potentially, put you in contact with colleagues with similar research interests.

Why (and how) to write an academic blog post: buff.ly/AYq5k3b #EECERA

Presenters' posts and keynote recordings
Thank you to everyone who attended the 33rd EECERA Annual Conference.
Click here buff.ly/R4wtBRO and visit our YouTube channel to watch all four keynote presentations delivered in Bratislava.
#EECERA

Introducing the EECERA Narratives Blog Series

We’re launching a new EECERA blog, and we’d love you to be part of it. Get in touch with Irene Gunning to discuss it further irenegunning@gmail.com or email enquiries@eecera.org #EECERA

Promoting Transformative Practices for Sustainability in Early Childhood Education and Care: Cultivating Critical, Participatory and Emancipatory Approaches Offering a fresh perspective on sustainability in the realm of Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC), Promoting Transformative Practices for Sustainability in Early Childhood Education and Care…

Latest in the Praxis Series:
Promoting Transformative Practices for Sustainability in Early Childhood Education and Care. buff.ly/SM68oeJ #EECERA

European Early Childhood Education Research Journal Creative Research Methodologies and Methods in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC). Volume 33, Issue 5 of European Early Childhood Education Research Journal

EECERJ Special Issue out now

This special issue of EECERJ focuses on "Creative Research Methodologies and Methods in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC)" buff.ly/msW3jcY #EECERA

EECERJ Call for Papers
Special Issue on Early Education for All: Celebrating Diversity and Seeking Inclusion:
EECERA 2025 conference presenters are strongly encouraged to submit.

Deadline for submissions is 14th November 2025.

Find out more and submit: buff.ly/0SzHNBS #EECERA

This year marks EECERA’s 33rd birthday — often described as a threshold year, when energy and experience align, when preparation matures into purpose. Read more in our newsletter: buff.ly/waoxKan #EECERA202 #EECERA2026 #EECERA

Guest Post: Envisioning a Nurturing Ecosystem in Which ECCE Can Thrive - EECERA Any views expressed in this post are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official stance of their affiliated institution or EECERA.

A new guest post for EECERA, By Sandra Bruwer, Lesley Wood and Benita Taylor- North-West University, South Africa

buff.ly/cy32Wk7

#EECERA #EarlyChildhood #Ecosystem

Where Empathy Meets Scholarship: Reflections from attending European Early Childhood Education Association (EECERA) conference - Faculty of Education Where Empathy Meets Scholarship: Reflections from attending European Early Childhood Education Association (EECERA) conference By Syifa Mufiedatussalam Attending the EECERA […]

We greatly appreciate all of the wonderful reflections from EECERA 2025 - here's another one this time from Syifa Mufiedatussalam: buff.ly/nps5MmI
#EECERA2025 #EarlyEducation #EarlyChildhood

The latest Praxis series book is available for purchase today via Routledge website: 📚 Promoting Transformative Practices for Sustainability in Early Childhood Education and Care: Edited By Fabio Dovigo, Sule Alici

buff.ly/SM68oeJ

#EECERA #Praxis #EarlyChildhood

Exploring linguistic diversity and inclusivity through plurilingualism - EECERA by Dr Christina Egan Marnell, Early Childhood Ireland Photo by Shelby Murphy Figueroa on Unsplash Over the past 5 years, Early Childhood Ireland has been

We are delighted to be able to share another blog from an EECERA presenter, this time Dr Christina Egan Marnell: buff.ly/fiS33uR
#EECERA #EECERA2025 #EarlyChildhood

Inclusion in Early Childhood Education and Beyond I recently had the opportunity to travel to Univerzita Komenského (Comenius University) in Bratislava, Slovakia to take part in the 33rd conference for the European Early Childhood Education and Re…

We are pleased to share this blog written by a recent attendee at EECERA 2025 in Bratislava; Dr Charlotte Whitham: buff.ly/zS8Hivt
#EECERA2025 #EECERA #EarlyChildhood

Thank you to all who completed the EECERA 2025 feedback form. The book "Play Environment Rating Scale (PERS) and Creativity Environment Rating Scale (CERS)" (Shiyan et al., 2025) will soon be sent to Gabriel Kappeler. Use code EECERA at buff.ly/1wOvvuq for 25% off. @mngssbooks.bsky.social

Interested in submitting a book proposal to EECERA?

Authors will be recruited through EECERA from our international network of professionals and will be chosen on the basis of their expertise in the topics in the series. Full details are available here:
buff.ly/9PAbyvh
#EarlyYears #EECERA #EECERJ

The EECERJ, the Journal of EECERA, is one of the most prestigious early childhood journals in the world, published by Taylor & Francis.

Interested in submitting a paper? Find out how here:

buff.ly/dk3Cdg5

#EarlyYears #EECERA #EECERJ

Considering joining EECERA? We'd love to have you. Full member benefits can be accessed here: buff.ly/ODPpqse

#EarlyYears #EECERA #EECERJ

EECERJ invites eligible early career researchers, professionals and scholars to apply for the College of Reviewers. There are only limited positions available for the upcoming (2026) year. The application deadline is 31-October-2025.
Find out more:
buff.ly/slNBlCt
#EECERA #EECERJ

Thank you to everyone who attended the 33rd EECERA Annual Conference in Bratislava. Our latest newsletter offers plenty of information on how you can stay involved all year round:
mailchi.mp/eecera/eecer... #EECERA2025 #EECERA #EECERA2026

Fear and Othering in the inclusive early childhood classroom: remnants from the past Inclusive policies in early childhood classrooms have in recent decades become mainstream [UNESCO. 1994. The UNESCO Salamanca statement and framework for action on special educational needs. Paris:...

As the second day of #EECERA2025 draws to a close, we’d like to share this article that explores how the past continue to impact Fear and Othering in the inclusive early childhood classroom.

Read now 👉 spr.ly/63322fSahn

@eecera.bsky.social

Multilingual childhoods of refugee children in Icelandic preschools: educational practices and partnerships with parents Many refugee families face challenges in their new educational environments. This qualitative research study aims to explore the experiences of six Syrian refugee families who arrived in Iceland fr...

Attending #EECERA2025 in Bratislava? We've made this crucial research free-to-read just for you!
This paper examines the experiences of Syrian refugee children and their families in Icelandic preschool settings.

Read now 👉 spr.ly/63329fSx5Z

@eecera.bsky.social

(Left to right) Dr Rachel Drury, Rhona Matheson and Dr Cara Blaisdell smiling at the camera in front of an EECERA banner

Starcatchers is in Bratislava 🇸🇰

We are delighted to be at the 33rd @eecera.bsky.social conference in Bratislava this week. Dr Rachel Drury, Dr Cara Blaisdell & Rhona Matheson have been presenting about our Voice of the Baby research🧵⬇️

#babies #babiesrights #voiceofthebaby #participationrights

Early Childhood Consultant Debra Laxton has been at the @eecera.bsky.social conference in Bratislava this week. She took part in engaging sessions and presented a poster about our Play-based Programme Assessment Toolbox (PPAT).
#EECERA2025 #EECERA

European Early Childhood Education Research Journal EECERJ is dedicated to the promotion and dissemination of research in early childhood education, embracing related fields such as psychology and sociology.

I hope all delegates enjoyed #EECERA2025! A fantastic event in sunny Bratislava. 😎

ICYMI, T&F made 10 articles from the EECERJ free-to-view, for the conference!

The free access for the below runs until the end of September👇 🧵

@eecera.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/journals/rec...

📄 New article in the EECERJ:

Observing preschoolers' engagement with a digital book library: insights from children of diverse backgrounds in Türkiye

Burcu Sarı Uğurlu

buff.ly/0liMQ5u

#AcademicResearch #JournalArticle #ResearchFindings #NewResearch #EECERJ #EECERA

📄 New article in the EECERJ:

Becoming a professional: exploring vulnerabilities in an Australian birth-to-three-year-old professional experience

Gloria Quinones & Megan Adams

buff.ly/pxnyMeq

#AcademicResearch #JournalArticle #ResearchFindings #NewResearch #EECERJ #EECERA

📄 New article in the EECERJ:

Documenting special educational needs in digital systems: professional practice and agentic possibilities

Hanna Vretblom

buff.ly/vlnZHWc

#AcademicResearch #JournalArticle #ResearchFindings #NewResearch #EECERJ #EECERA