Developmental psychology and developmental cognitive neuroscience generated evidence
at different levels of analysis about the influences of poverty on neurocognitive development …

This paper reports on the findings of an in-depth genealogical study of the discourse of
quality in Australian Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) policy. Quality reform has …

Since the 1990s, neo-liberal economics has profoundly altered the nature and delivery of
early childhood education and care in both Australia and New Zealand through the creation …

In Finland, early childhood education and care (ECEC) is traditionally publicly provided.
However, private ECEC provision has increased during the past decade, largely as a result …

There is strong evidence to suggest that children are negatively impacted by growing up in
places where there are high levels of disadvantage present. However, these children can …

Early childhood education and care (ECEC) is seen as a crucial element of the social
investment state. Whilst the extent of social investment in ECEC depends on financial …

In this article, we contribute to the research on the process of privatisation of Finnish early
childhood education (ECE), describe how the privatisation has proceeded within the legal …

In accordance with the Nordic welfare model, the Finnish early childhood education and
care (ECEC) system has traditionally been based on public provision and the idea of …

This Special Issue considers education as a social policy in its own right, from a life-course
perspective and in relation to other policy areas. It recognizes the complexity of education …

The last two decades have seen the emergence of a global education paradigm that has
reimagined education through the lens of neo-liberal ideology. Education policy agendas …