Early Childhood Education

Latest research

1. Teacher Perspectives on Integrating Toddler Motor Development in Pre-Service Educational Programs for Childcare Professionals: A Structured Interview Study

   • Laure Geirnaert
   • Felien Laureys
   • Eline Coppens

   in Early Childhood Education Journal

   Article Open access 12 November 2025

   

2. Declining Classroom Quality in Early Childhood Education Over the Course of a Morning is Associated with Children’s Emotional Problems

   • Zhangjing Luo
   • Samantha Burns
   • Michal Perlman

   in Child & Youth Care Forum

   Article 11 November 2025

   

3. Parents and children’s executive functions: the role of parental technoference

   • Elena Kazali

   in Cognitive Processing

   Article 11 November 2025

   

4. Forest and nature school in France: an explorative survey study

   • Ziad F. Dabaja
   • Laura Nicolas

   in Journal of Outdoor and Environmental Education

   Article 11 November 2025

   

5. Perspektiven auf Kindheitspädagogik

   • Immanuel Ulrich
   • Marketa Bacakova
   • Rebecca Voss

   Book 2025

   

6. Melodies of comprehension: exploring music’s role in English reading development in Indian classrooms

   • Arnab Kundu
   • Tripti Bej

   in The Australian Journal of Language and Literacy

   Article 10 November 2025

   

7. Impact of Scientific Inquiry-Based Reading Activities on Language Development in Chinese Economically Disadvantaged Preschoolers

   • Xiaoting Zhao
   • Si Chen
   • Li Liu

   in Early Childhood Education Journal

   Article Open access 10 November 2025

   

8. Trauma-Informed Care in out-of-School time Programs: A Strategic Response to Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)

   • Mary Jane Zeh
   • Jordan Thomas
   • Niki Messmore

   in Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma

   Article Open access 10 November 2025

9. Playing to know the world mathematically

   • Julie Sarama
   • Douglas H. Clements

   in Educational Studies in Mathematics

   Article 10 November 2025

10. The relationship between school-age students’ literacy skills and digital well-being: a systematic review

    • Zeynep Arkan
    • Mazhar Bal

    in BMC Psychology

    Article Open access 10 November 2025

    

11. Professional Love in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC): A Multiple Case Study of ECEC Policy in Australia and China

    • Haoran Zheng
    • Anne Keary
    • Susanne Garvis

    in Early Childhood Education Journal

    Article 10 November 2025

12. A longitudinal study examining the effect of carer-child relationship quality on child’s emotional and behavioural difficulties while in care

    • Rosa Sparks
    • Jala Rizeq
    • Helen Minnis

    in European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

    Article Open access 10 November 2025

    

13. Children’s Acquisition of a Novel Mathematical Relation from Images of Simple Versus Rich Objects

    • Jennifer A. Kaminski
    • Vladimir M. Sloutsky

    in Early Childhood Education Journal

    Article Open access 09 November 2025

    

14. Be patient, little horse! The role of pretend play-like narratives in the first uses of number in children from 24 to 36 months old, in interaction with their mothers

    • Sílvia Cavalcante
    • Cintia Rodríguez
    • Marc Clarà

    in European Journal of Psychology of Education

    Article Open access 08 November 2025

    

15. Integrating a Digital Educational Game into Inquiry-Based Instruction: Effects on Fourth-Grade Students’ Science Learning and Questioning

    • Ching-Ju Chueh
    • Meng-Tzu Cheng

    in Journal of Science Education and Technology

    Article 08 November 2025

    

16. The interplay between pointing gestures and executive functions in early numeracy development: a longitudinal study

    • Martina Taruscia
    • Alessandro Cuder
    • Sandra Pellizzoni

    in European Journal of Psychology of Education

    Article Open access 08 November 2025

    

17. Organophosphate ester flame retardants and plasticizers in house dust and Child Behavior Checklist outcomes: A nested study in the Canadian CHILD Birth Cohort

    • Stephanie A. Foster
    • Molly L. Kile
    • Jeffrey R. Brook

    in Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology

    Article 08 November 2025

    

18. The feasibility of evaluating outdoor nature-based early childhood education and care provision: a pilot quasi-experimental design

    • Oliver Traynor
    • Anne Martin
    • Paul McCrorie

    in Pilot and Feasibility Studies

    Article Open access 07 November 2025

    

19. Leveraging AI to Enhance Children’s Learning: Anchoring Policy and Practice in Equity, AI Literacy, and Ethics for Education Leaders and Teachers

    • Jennifer J. Chen
    • Victoria Delaney

    in Early Childhood Education Journal

    Article Open access 07 November 2025

20. Navigating Childcare: Understanding Myanmar Refugee Families’ Early Education Choices

    • Booyoung Lim
    • Vickie E. Lake
    • Anne Moffitt

    in Early Childhood Education Journal

    Article 07 November 2025

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