Curriculum decision making, learning frameworks and research, methodologies of working with children, learning environments, play-based pedagogy, social and emotional learning, language learning, bilingualism and multilingualism, children’s literature, mathematics, science literacy, social studies, physical education, sport pedagogy, motor skills learning, art and music, assessment and evaluation, reflective practice, transitions, and practices.
Pre-and in-service training, early childhood teacher/caregiver competency, professionalization, employment and deployment, working conditions and valorization, initial and continuous teacher’s education, lifelong learning, teacher’s professional learning and development, professional learning communities, families and communities in ECCE.
Leadership for learning, structures of educational planning and support, quality management, quality assurance, ECCE policy, reform and governance, comparative, cross-national, cross-cultural research, public expenditure, innovative financing and funding, public expenditure, ECCE multisectoral action, legal frameworks, governance structures, integration into education and learning systems, accountability, ECCE equity.