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Number symbols in preschool (0, 1, 2, …, 9)

Number symbols in preschool (0, 1, 2, …, 9)

Our guest blogger is Sanne Rathé. She wrote a PhD on the role of spontaneous attention to Arabic numerals in the mathematical development of young children. Wassim (4 years old) is immensely fascinated by number symbols such as 0, 1,

Belgium Flanders - kleutergewijs.be April 6, 2022 Child level, Curriculum quality, Group and educator level, Practice tip, Research update No Comments Read more

What is the best strategy to deal with conflicts in the preschool classroom?

What is the best strategy to deal with conflicts in the preschool classroom?

This blog message was written by Astrid Cornelis (Thomas More, Belgium). What if you put cameras on some preschoolers’ heads to record how conflicts unfold? That’s what researchers at The Ohio State University did (Myrtill et al., 2021). They investigated

Belgium Flanders - kleutergewijs.be February 9, 2022 Child level, Process quality, Research update, Wellbeing 1 Comment Read more

Rules are for babies

Who is the authority figure for a child? Usually – mum, dad, grandparents, older siblings, a favourite teacher. But are only individual authorities important? Recent research suggests that even at such a young age as three, children are more likely

Poland - Czym skorupka January 26, 2022January 26, 2022 Child level, Reflection, Research update, Starting from a question No Comments Read more

The importance of gender-neutral toy play

The importance of gender-neutral toy play

What comes to mind when we have to buy a birthday gift for our child’s friend? For many parents (even if they are ECEC professionals), the first instinct is to make a decision based on the child’s gender, and decide

Poland - Czym skorupka September 22, 2021September 23, 2021 Child level, Reflection, Research update No Comments Read more

I participate… Because I am entitled to: Participation rights in time of pandemic

I participate… Because I am entitled to: Participation rights in time of pandemic

This blog post was contributed by Nadine Correia (ISCTE-IUL). Participation rights are enshrined in the Convention on the Rights of the Child [1] and constitute one of the 3Ps (Provision, Protection, Participation). In fact, from an early age, children have the right

Nadine Correia September 8, 2021July 5, 2021 Child level, Process quality, Reflection, Research update, Wellbeing No Comments Read more

Why is it important to have good memories from the ECEC setting?

Why is it important to have good memories from the ECEC setting?

What is your earliest memory? One of the first ones I have is of my caregiver from crèche holding me in her arms and cradling in the rocking chair because my jaw hurt a lot (I think my teeth were

Poland - Czym skorupka June 23, 2021June 23, 2021 Child level, no name, Research update, Wellbeing No Comments Read more

On purpose or by accident?

On purpose or by accident?

Based on the Dutch Early Years Blog written by Melissa Be and Anouk van Dijk Dani (4) is building a tower on the floor. Very carefully she places one block on top of another as the tower is already at

the Netherlands - EarlyYearsBlog.nl June 2, 2021May 27, 2021 Blog type, Child level, Investigation tip, Research update, Wellbeing No Comments Read more

Parenting: Where is the father?

Parenting: Where is the father?

“One day I arrived at the daycare center and the teacher told me, to let my wife know that Miguel’s diapers were almost finished. It was not the first time this happened, and that week the mother (my wife) was

Portugal - PrimeirosAnos.pt April 21, 2021April 8, 2021 Practice tip, Process quality, Reflection, Research update, Value for readers No Comments Read more

“I have never tried that before, so I think I should definitely be able to do that!”

“I have never tried that before, so I think I should definitely be able to do that!”

This quote belongs to Pippi Longstocking, a fictional main character in a series of children’s books by the Swedish author Astrid Lindgren. It is a very optimistic and bold quote, but what can we learn from it? Self-efficacy Pippi Longstocking’s

the Netherlands - EarlyYearsBlog.nl April 7, 2021 Group and educator level, Practice tip, Reflection, Research update, workforce No Comments Read more

When is praising children effective?

When is praising children effective?

Anna is a shy four-year-old girl with low self-esteem. Today during morning circle time, she volunteered to mark the weather on the weather board for the first time. Her teacher was so happy that she praised her with a lot

Poland - Czym skorupka January 13, 2021January 14, 2021 Good practice, Process quality, Research update, Starting from a question No Comments Read more
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