We invite participants to submit theoretical, empirical, or practice-based abstracts for early childhood education and care related topics for paper presentations for the following thematic strands:

• Play-based learning 
• Professional competences and development to promote play-based learning
• Inclusive practices and play (play in the context of cultural and linguistic diversity, gender and play, supporting play for CwD in early years, etc.)
• Observation, documentation and assessment of children’s learning and development
• Parents, families, communities and preschools: supporting, collaboration and empowerment

Abstracts

The deadline for submission of conference abstracts is February 15, 2023, 18:00 Georgian time.

Conference abstracts should address the conference thematic strands and shall include the following:

• Title of the abstract
• Keywords
• Abstract (main text)

Each author can submit a maximum of 2 abstracts.

Abstracts that will be accepted for submission to the conference will no longer be subject to change after the deadline for submission of abstracts.

The Scientific Committee of the Conference will review and select the abstracts to be presented at the conference and will contact their authors no later than March 31, 2023, 18:00 (Georgian time).

Please register here to send your abstracts

Presentations

Authors of selected abstracts should prepare presentations in PowerPoint or other presentation program. Detailed instructions for submitting presentations will be provided to the authors of the selected abstracts.

The deadline for presenting the conference presentations is May 1, 2023, 18:00 (Georgian time). Conference presentations should be sent to the Conference Organizing Committee at the following e-mail: ecec2023@bsu.edu.ge The title of the e-mail must indicate: "Presentation - Early Education and Care Conference".

Articles (optional)

The deadline for submission of full papers for the conference is May 1, 2023, 18:00 (Georgian time). Final conference articles can be sent to the Conference Organizing Committee at the following email: ecec2023@bsu.edu.ge The title of the e-mail must indicate: "Article – Early Childhood Education and Care Conference".

Articles submitted to the conference will be published as conference proceedings.