and we will update if and when that happens. Thank you for your ongoing support. #LeavingX.#Goodbye.

Bluesky, Instagram and LinkedIn and hope if you are not yet following us there that you will consider doing so. We are also exploring other ways to extend our learning community into new online spaces where respectful, critical dialogue can flourish,.

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to all things early years, it is no longer a platform that we can justify operating on and validating through our presence. We have therefore decided to henceforth cease using the platform. We will continue to utilise our other social media channels on Facebook,.

We’ve had concerns for a number of years about the toxicity that breeds online in unchecked spaces and we’ve belatedly come to the conclusion that, despite X (Twitter) being a wonderful way to reach many of our passionate and dedicated followers who share our commitment.

The early years sector has enough of a struggle to be seen, heard and taken seriously without warring amongst itself in a public forum.

We have often put our positions forward on social media but have always avoided being directly critical of others’ positions – whilst binary positions clearly do exist there is often far more overlap and consensus that online dialogue does little to unearth.

We might not always have got things right but we’ve deliberately chosen not to use any online platform to attack other individuals or organisations, or to retaliate when others have sought to use the platform to engage us in a deliberately aggressive or negative public discourse.

Social media has not always been a ‘best fit’ for these ways of working and we have always sought to tread carefully as we use this medium to reach and engage with our wider connections.

develop knowledge and understanding about how we as a community can best support children’s development and enhance their lives. We are passionate about our learning community and encouraging others to adopt similar approaches in their work with colleagues, parents and children.

For CREC, ethics, voice and power are fundamental concerns and principles that underpin our work. We might not always agree with each other, and we might see the world in different ways but we have always, and will continue to, promote respectful, critical dialogue as a means to

An opportunity to participate in research - Young Carers in Early Childhood - Interprofessional Focus Group (UK). The event will be hosted by principle researcher, Carly Ellicott, as part of her PhD research with University of Plymouth. .#research

Get ready to be inspired!. Join us at our BECERA Conference 2024 for a day of thought-provoking discussions, networking opportunities, and the latest research findings. Get your ticket here: #BECERA2024.#EarlyYearsEducation.#EarlyChildhoodEducation

Challenging normative understandings of participation and sense of belonging in multilingual early years education and care - guest post by Joanna Ainsworth, who presented at BECERA 2024:.

Thinking of submitting an abstract? View PDF copies of our conference books which allows you to use the search function to find authors, titles and abstracts of their papers presented at the annual BECERA Conference for previous years: .#BECERA2025

Join us Feb 17th in Birmingham for a day of Early Years research & practice. Discounted tickets available for CREC students, presenting students, & group bookings. Learn more & book:

Collaborative learning with childminders through coastal school professional development - guest post by Sarah Dixon-Jones, Vikki Wynn, Kathryn Nichols and Emma Whelam-Tate, who presented at BECERA 2024:

BECERA conference is a great opportunity especially for early career researchers and practitioner researchers to present their work in a safe space and among a supportive research community. To find out more visit here: .#BECERA2024

"Attending BECERA gave me plentiful opportunities to have thoughtful, reflective, and stimulating discussions and connections amongst like-minded, passionate early childhood people.”. You can read more attendee feedback from previous conferences here: .

You must respond adequately under each abstract heading, in order for your abstract to be accepted. You can submit your research abstract here:

you are adhering to the 250 word limit (excluding title, headings and keywords). Use the EECERA abstract ( and ethics ( guidelines to ensure you are providing all information that is required.