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Estimating the Consequences of Norway’s National Scale-Up of Early Childhood Education and Care (Beginning in Infancy) for Early Language Skills

AERA Open, 2018
While most early childhood education and care (ECEC) programs taken to scale in the United States have served socially disadvantaged 3- to 5-years-olds, Norway scaled up universal ECEC from age 1.
Eric Dearing, Henrik Daae Zachrisson, Arnstein Mykletun, Claudio O. Toppelberg   +3 more
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Engagement in early childhood education: A systematic review of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller populations in Europe

Review of Education, Volume 14, Issue 2, August 2026.
Abstract This systematic review focuses on engagement in early childhood education (ECE) within Gypsy, Roma and Traveller (GRT) communities. ECE increases lifelong educational success rates along with narrowing poverty and equity gaps. Yet the GRT participation rate in ECE is nearly half that of the majority mainstream population.
Sara Ponce, Jennifer Symonds, Seaneen Sloan, Ryan Alberto Gibbons   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Implementation of health promotion practices among early childhood education and care staff in the Netherlands: A mixed methods study

Social Sciences and Humanities Open
The Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) setting plays a pivotal role in fostering lifelong healthy behaviours and habits, as these are largely formed through early childhood experiences.
Sid Penders, Mandy M.N. Stijnen, Stef P.J. Kremers, Jessica S. Gubbels   +3 more
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Methods for assessing problem‐solving competencies in preschoolers: A scoping review

Review of Education, Volume 14, Issue 2, August 2026.
Abstract Problem‐solving is an important 21st‐century skill and an indispensable part of early STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) education. To effectively study the development of children's problem‐solving competencies and to evaluate the effectiveness of classroom interventions and programmes, researchers and educators need ...
Joris Van Elsen, Sven De Maeyer, Joke Torbeyns   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Risky play in early childhood education and care settings: A scoping review

Review of Education, Volume 14, Issue 2, August 2026.
Abstract This paper reports the findings of a scoping review aiming to examine the extent, range and nature of the current international research literature on children's risky play in the Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) context. Based on the in‐depth review of 80 papers, seven main themes were identified from the research: Outdoor play ...
Helen Little, Ellen Beate Sandseter, Rasmus Kleppe   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Early childhood education and care (ECEC) as social innovation tool? Insights from a multi-site case study carried out in Emilia-Romagna Region

Ricerche di Pedagogia e Didattica, 2017
There is an increasing consensus in international academic and policy debates that accessible and high quality early childhood education and care (ECEC) can play a crucial role in tackling social and cultural inequalities.
Arianna Lazzari
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Studying Compassion in the Work of ECEC Educators in Finland : A Sociocultural Approach to Practical Wisdom in Early Childhood Education Settings [PDF]

, 2019
In recent years, in the wake of a growing number of studies highlighting the beneficial impact of quality early childhood education and care (ECEC), politicians and other stakeholders have implemented changes in ECEC practitioners’ work conditions via ...
Abdulhamed, Rekar Kasperi, Jaakko Hilppö, Hilppö, Jaakko Antero, Pursi, Annukka, Lasse Lipponen, Rajala, Antti Juhani, Antti Rajala, Annukka Pursi, Rekar Abdulhamed, Lipponen, Lasse Tapio   +9 more
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The influence of formal education, years of service and team meetings on the quality of interaction in Austrian centre-based settings for children under 3 years

Journal of Early Childhood Education Research, 2022
Previous studies have reviewed positive correlations between the formal education levels of educators in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) centres and the quality of interactions, but the findings have not been consistent (Early et al., 2007 ...
Claudia Geißler, Tanja Sonnleithner, Mailina Petritsch, Catherine Walter-Laager   +3 more
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Early Childhood Education and Care: Special Issue Introduction

Social Work and Society, 2018
This introduction to the special issue addresses early childhood education and care (ECEC) through a social work lens.  Specifically, the introduction highlights how the articles in the special issue draw from social work values, such as social justice,
Linda Houser, Jessica M. Kahn, Corey S. Shdaimah   +2 more
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Being an ECEC Teacher Educator—With Love as a Dare

Education Sciences
This article explores the role of the lecturer as a teacher educator in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC), drawing on the experiences of former ECEC students.
Kjartan Belseth
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