Norland Educare Research Journal – an international journal on home-based childcare

The Norland Educare Research Journal is an international double-blind peer-reviewed journal, published annually, online only. It is an open access journal, offering free-of-charge publication to researchers and authors, and free...

This issue of the journal presents a collection of papers which bring to the fore critical issues about young children’s educare. In an interview conducted by Janet Rose, the Principal...

We are delighted to front this issue of the Norland Educare Research Journal with an interview with Professor Edward Tronick, a world-class researcher and developmental and clinical psychologist. Edward Tronick...

Contemporary loving relationships during infancy are often discussed with reference to attachment and bonding between the parent, predominantly the mother, and their infant. However, parents throughout history have often relied...

In recent years there has been increased interest in undertaking research about grandparents in different contexts and across a variety of academic disciplines. Although the role of grandparents as pivotal...

Intergenerational practices are not new yet are growing in popularity worldwide (Fitzpatrick and Halpenny, 2022) in a variety of forms. The benefits of connections between older adults and young children...

This PRISMA scoping review identifies and summarises 13 research papers, published between 2011 and 2021, specific to interventions aimed at improving the sleep of infants from birth to two years...

The World Health Organization’s global advice is that infants should be exclusively breastfed for six months and beyond with complementary feeding until two years old. The literature and guidelines on...

Claire Warden’s newest book offers an educational contribution to the increasingly urgent issues around the sustainability of humans and the needs of the planet. Internationally recognised as a pioneer in...

Green Teaching: Nature Pedagogies for Climate Change and Sustainability, written by Claire Warden and published in 2022, is a book that introduces and explores an ecocentric pedagogical approach to the...

In our post-pandemic landscape, with rapidly changing use of technology, it is more vital than ever that we understand how best to support babies and children in the fundamental early...

Expression of thanks to the peer reviewers.

Publishing the international Norland Educare Research Journal is only possible thanks to the expertise of the peer reviewers and the time they spend on...

The Norland Educare Research Journal is an international double-blind peer-reviewed journal, published annually, online only. It is an open access journal, offering free-of-charge publication to researchers and authors, and free...

Home-based childcare, in the form of childminding and nannying, is a vital service to families (Ang et al., 2017). It is mainly used by families, such as those in rural...

Penelope Leach, PhD, CBE, child psychologist, is a very well-known name, especially for the generation of parents who raised their children in the 1980s and 1990s with reference to her...

Home-based childcare, or family day care as it is also known, plays an important role in supporting young children’s care and education. It offers early learning opportunities as well as...

The global pandemic has highlighted the inadequacies of centre-based provision for children in sub-Saharan Africa and beyond. Most young children in sub-Saharan Africa reside with families, and delivery of services...

This research highlights how family childcare educators in the United States view and navigate their work with the families of the children in their care. Although family–educator relationships can positively...

Currently, childminding (family childcare/day care) in Ireland remains predominantly informal childcare, outside regulation, with little support and no formal competence requirements for the profession. However, the new National Action Plan...

Although the longest-practised form of paid childcare in England, childminding is an underdeveloped area within research. Childminders employ a distinctive home-based pedagogical approach to the provision of childcare and education,...

This study explored the qualities of home-based childcare in England from the perspectives of qualified nannies and registered childminders. An initial framing of key characteristics and qualities of home-based childcare...

In UK law, home education is a legal and equal alternative to mainstream schooling. It is increasingly popular, although it has a poor public image and politically has been associated...

An exciting new publication that exclusively focuses on issues pertaining to home-based educare.

Grounded in the work of researchers and practitioners in the field, the Norland Educare Research Journal is intended...