The Norland Educare Research Centre – early childhood education and care research, innovation and impact
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Conducting impactful research and disseminating high quality information about early childhood education and care
The Norland Educare Research Centre specialises in delivering high quality training in early childhood education and care. There is a strong commitment to advancing a holistic, evidence-informed understanding of children, their families, carers, and communities that recognises people as active participants in their own learning and wellbeing. Our work is rooted in ethical practice, critical reflection, and the co-creation of knowledge with communities.
The centre achieves its mission by
Providing our academics with structures and support to develop their research and scholarly profile.
View activitiesUndertaking research and knowledge exchange in collaboration with Higher Education partners, charities, and support other organisations by sharing our expertise.
View activitiesProviding our academics and staff with opportunities to publish their work in a variety of formats.
View researchProviding our academics with structures and support to develop their research and scholarly profile.
Research webinars
We have an exciting programme of research webinars led by internal and external speakers on a range of fascinating topics.
View research webinarsMeet our research team
Our research team lead on and contribute to research projects in a range of areas of early childhood.
Meet our research teamActive Research Pathways and voluntary engagement in research activities
Academics have an individualised Active Research Pathway which involves committing to the research and knowledge exchange activities they’ll be engaging in over the coming academic year.
Read about Active Research PathwaysMentorship and Writing Retreats
Writing Retreats provide protected time for focused research and writing activities.
Read about mentorship and Writing RetreatsCollaboration with Higher Education partners, charities, and support other organisations by sharing our expertise.
Memorandums of Understanding
We sign memoranda to form strong partnerships and collaborations with charities, research centres and other organisations.
View information about Memorandum of Understanding newsCharities and communities
We work with charities to further research and understanding into early childhood education.
View charity partnershipsMeet our learning and teaching team
Our learning and teaching engage in a range of research and knowledge exchange activities.
Meet our teaching and learning teamStudent publications
We support our students to get their early years research published.
View student publicationsProviding our academics and staff with opportunities to publish their work in a variety of formats.
Research and knowledge exchange
Our academic team have a diverse range of active research pathways across many areas of early childhood.
View research projectsNorland Educare Research Journal
The Norland Educare Research Journal is the world's first journal dedicated to home-based early childhood education and care.
Read the journalNorland research conference
Our annual research conference brings together staff, academics and students to share current research and explore how Norland’s scholarship activities advance understandings of early childhood.
View research conferencesGet in touch about research at Norland
For further information or to discuss a possible research project collaboration, please contact Dr Rebecca Digby, Deputy Vice Chancellor (Education and Research).
