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 webinarsNorland 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 conferencesProviding our academics with structures and support to develop their research and scholarly profile.
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 teamMeet our research team
Our research team lead on and contribute to research projects in a range of areas of early childhood.
Meet our research teamProviding 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.
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For further information or to discuss a possible research project collaboration, please contact Dr Rebecca Digby, Vice Principal – Head of Learning, Teaching and Research.
