EECERA

EECERA Bursary Fund The EECERA Board of Trustees launched a bursary fund in order to support early years researchers from the world’s Least Developed Countries (LDCs), as well as those enduring financial/economic hardship, to attend EECERA. Donate here: buff.ly/H1dwHc6

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

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

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. 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

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

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

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

📄 New article in the EECERJ: Observing preschoolers' engagement with a digital book library: insights from children of diverse backgrounds in Türkiye Burcu Sarı Uğurlu tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… #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 tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… #AcademicResearch #JournalArticle #ResearchFindings #NewResearch #EECERJ

📄 New article in the EECERJ: Documenting special educational needs in digital systems: professional practice and agentic possibilities Hanna Vretblom tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… #AcademicResearch #JournalArticle #ResearchFindings #NewResearch #EECERJ #EECERA

Already suffering from post-conference blues? Don’t despair! Time flies and we can soon meet again, this time in Madeira! 😁 #EECERA2025 #EECERA2026

In the last keynote of #EECERA2025, Prof Hasina Banu Ebrahim called upon the EECERA community to become change agents and make change happen from within.

📆 Discover the up-to-date symposia and poster session details here: 2025.eeceraconference.org/programme-outl… Follow us on social media for any last minute changes to the programme; you'll find us on all platforms with the hashtag #EECERA2025 #EECERA2025 #EECERA #EarlyChildhood

📆 Discover the up-to-date conference programme here: 2025.eeceraconference.org/programme-outl… Follow us on social media for any last minute changes to the programme; you'll find us on all platforms with the hashtag #EECERA2025 #EECERA2025 #EECERA #EarlyChildhood

About last night… This is what happens when EY professionals let their hair down 😆💃🏻🕺🏻 #EECERA2025

Time for coffee before the final keynote of #EECERA2025, set against beautiful views of sunny Bratislava from the Slovak National Theatre. ☕️