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A snapshot of 40 years in early childhood education and care through oral histories [PDF]

, 2013
The year 2012 marked 40 years since the introduction of the Child Care Act 1972 and the federal government introduced financial support for the provision of child care services in Australia.
Cobb-Moore, Charlotte, Irvine, Susan, Theobald, Maryanne Agnes   +2 more
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Media education in Finnish early childhood teacher education : a curricular analysis

, 2022
In this chapter, we discuss the results of the media education (ME) study focusing on Finnish early childhood teacher education curricula. The research interest evolved from a specific time in the history of Finnish early childhood education and care ...
Mertala, Pekka, Salomaa, Saara
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Towards the Democratisation of Care? Insights From Co‐Governance in Local Welfare in Spain and Italy

The British Journal of Sociology, Volume 77, Issue 4, Page 678-689, September 2026.
ABSTRACT The organisation and distribution of care responsibilities represent a central issue in contemporary welfare debates. Although welfare systems have progressively sought to socialise care related risks tackling distribution's inequality, the organisation of care services received less attention.
Francesca Donati, María Jesús Rodríguez‐García   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Early childhood safety education: An overview of safety curriculum in outer metropolitan, regional and rural NSW

, 2009
This article reports on preliminary findings from a 2008 survey and telephone interviews with 27 directors of early childhood education and care (ECEC) services located in regional and rural districts of the Australian state of New South Wales. Data from
Saltmarsh, Sue, Klopper, Christopher, Barr, Jennifer   +2 more
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A framework for characterising and capturing the quality of digital interactions and experiences in early childhood education

British Journal of Educational Technology, Volume 57, Issue 5, Page 1299-1319, September 2026.
Abstract Understanding what constitutes quality in digital interactions within Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) settings has become paramount in an increasingly technology‐enabled world. This imperative has grown, with diverse ingrained positions about the role of digital technology in ECEC, and limited evidence and guidance to support ...
Steven J. Howard, Kate Lewis, Natalie Day, Lois Peach, Lisa K. Kervin   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Building Trust in the First Stages of Research With Children

Children &Society, Volume 40, Issue 5, Page 923-932, September 2026.
ABSTRACT This article focuses on the process of building trust in the first stages of research with children. Based on three research examples conducted in Finland, we analyse the ways of building trust and illustrate how trust or distrust can emerge in research with children.
Terhi Tuukkanen, Elina Weckström
wiley   +1 more source

”Er det bra, eller?” Pedagogiske spenningsfelt i møte med digitale verktøy i norske barnehager.

Nordisk Barnehageforskning, 2010
Title: “Is it good, or?” Pedagogical tensions when meeting digital tools in Norwegian Early childhood education. Abstract: In this article a qualitative study about preschool teacher’s perspectives on digital technology in Early Childhood Education and ...
Margrethe Jernes, Marit Alvestad, Marta Sinnerud   +2 more
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Care Arrangements and Infant Development: The First Thousand Days Study in Santiago, Chile

Infancy, Volume 31, Issue 5, September/October 2026.
ABSTRACT This study draws on data from the Chilean Longitudinal First Thousand Days Study to examine early caregiving arrangements and their associations with developmental outcomes among 14‐month‐old children (n = 1161) in Santiago, Chile. We describe the types of care arrangements—parental, grandparental, relatives, center‐based, and non‐relatives—by
Marigen Narea, Camila Ayala, Felipe Godoy, Pamela Soto‐Ramirez   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Core Components of Effective Home Visiting Programmes and Parenting Interventions Delivered by Nurses and Midwives—A Scoping Review

Journal of Advanced Nursing, Volume 82, Issue 9, Page 8391-8412, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Aim To investigate international evidence on home visits and parenting interventions delivered by nurses and midwives and to identify core components, such as intervention content, programme characteristics, contextual factors and implementation elements shared by effective interventions. Design Scoping Review.
Outi Savolainen, Hanna Rouvinen, Margaret M. Barry   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Enrichment and safety : the parents of young children constructing early childhood education and care institution in Finland

, 2023
Parents` significance in early childhood education and care (ECEC) is emphasized in the research, but primarily from the perspective of ECEC professionals.
Karila, Kirsti, Kivimäki, Mirka, Alasuutari, Maarit   +2 more
core   +1 more source