This article reviews professional development efforts that aim to improve intercultural
competences of in-service and pre-service teachers working in primary and early childhood …

Structural quality in childcare centers is considered a precondition for process quality, which
in turn is related to children's outcomes. However, the evidence on relations between …

There is a consensus that home languages are the foundation on which to develop
additional languages and that collaboration between homes and institutions of early …

The present study explores the perceptions of teachers about the engagement of immigrant
and non-immigrant parents in preschool. Data were drawn from a larger evaluation study of …

Multilingual education is mandatory in early childhood education in several European
countries. Scholars working in first, second and foreign language learning have shown the …

This review of the literature is meant to provide an initial theoretical framework concerning
the role of professionals in dealing with cultural and linguistic diversity and promoting …

Abstract Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) plays an important role in fostering
the multilingual development of young children and their families. However, as practitioners …

The democratisation of early childhood education and care and the promotion of
plurilingualism across Europe have facilitated the implementation of educational projects …

This paper explores the dynamic and situated nature of language education policy in an
Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) centre through the lens of researcher-child …

This paper will introduce the subject of language policies and practices in early childhood
education across European migration societies and formulate theoretical and …