Centre for Research in Early Childhood is working to establish, regionally and nationally, a research community of scholars who are committed to children and family services.

The CREC Learning Circle has met regularly since 2003 for presentations or discussions on early childhood issues, and includes students, policy makers, local authority leaders and visiting academics.

From this learning community will come the future leaders, tutors and thinkers for this key area of social, educational, health and economic policy.

Session schedule for 2020-21 will be provided shortly and will consist of virtual meetings, webinars (similar to those we 've held already on Hybrid Pedagogy and Play and Language in Transition) and face-to-face networking / PhD peer-to-peer discussions*.

The first meeting is taking place online in Zoom on Wednesday 23rd September (joining link will be shared with members a few days before the session). As always, the first session of the new academic year is an opportunity to catch up after the summer and contribute ideas for LC themes and topics for the year.

*Attendance on the face-to-face days is limited to 12 participants and therefore those wishing to join any of the LC sessions at CREC will be required to confirm they're coming a week in advance.