Front matter and content page: Norland Educare Research Journal

EDITORS

Dr Theodora Papatheodorou, Editor-in-Chief, Norland, UK

Dr Janet Rose, Norland, UK

Dr Paulette Luff, ARU, UK

EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD

Dr Ernest Ampadu, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden

Professor Lynn Ang, UCL, UK

Dr Kyriakos Demetriou, University of Nicosia, Cyprus

Dr Chandrika Devarakonda, University of Chester, UK

Dr Rebecca Digby, Norland, UK

Professor Hasina Ebrahim, University of South Africa

Professor Rozalina Engels-Kritidis, Sofia University St Kliment Ohridski, Bulgaria

Dr Liz Hryniewicz, Canterbury Christ Church University, UK

Dr Mallika Kanyal, ARU, UK

Dr Daniela Mangione, International Independent Academic Consultant, Italy; Associate Lecturer, ARU, UK

Dr Colwyn Martin, Wits University, South Africa

Dr Alex Morfaki, Norland, UK

Dr Zoi Nikiforidou, University of Ioannina, Greece

Professor Sally Peters, University of Waikato, New Zealand

Professor Peter Rule, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa

Dr Carla Solvason, University of Worcester, UK

Dr Evgenia Theodotou, University of East London, UK

Dr Hazel Wright, ARU, UK

ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR: Lisa Gentle

COPY EDITOR: Ben Corrigan, The Whole Proof

PUBLISHER: Norland, Bath, UK

FUNDING: The journal is funded by Norland Foundation

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

The journal has a distinct thematic focus on the interplay of education and care, and its scope is to challenge established early childhood discourses, practices and policies, and to construct situated knowledge on home-based educare that is of global relevance and local significance.