All children have the Right to Play under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).

Educators in early childhood and care (ECEC) working in schools and settings know how much young children appreciate those moments when you attend and attune your time and actions to what matters to t...

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This book deconstructs traditional developmentalist logic around children's engagement with digital media where the focus is on what the digital 'does to' child…

Professor Alice Bradbury will outline her work on policy and inequality in early years education, focusing on how reforms have engendered cultures of accountability and datafication.

This open access book explores interdisciplinary research on early childhood, focusing on care, education, and ethics.

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Focusing on the empirical evidence base for pedagogical decisions taken when children are playing and learning outside, this groundbreaking book examines the intention and purpose of children’s outdoo...

We need to talk about care and what parents need for a good start. The needs of parents and caregivers of young children often go unseen and unheard in public life and policy. They face growing pressu...

This article explores critical understanding and alternative narratives within early childhood education (ECE) by drawing on Paulo Freire's ideas. Building on e...

In this post Elizabeth Carruthers and Maulfy Worthington argue the importance of listening and noticing children’s ways of communicating their mathematical thinking.

In this post, Kay Davey explores the ethical implications of discussing the impact of political ideology and how mood boards were used in her research as a method to empower and respect participants’…

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Alex, our Learning and Development Officer expands on the principle of Loose Parts Play, with just a cardboard box!

In this paper we move from considering the chair as an (inanimate) object, to exploring its vitality through a more vibrant and active reading of this inescapable everyday item. We are inspired by ...

Object Lessons: Educational Encounters With the Nonhuman. Volume 46, Issue 5 of Review of Education, Pedagogy, and Cultural Studies