Home-based/Family Childcare
Aims
News & Events
Convenors:
Lise Lemay, University of Quebec, Canada
Nina Hogrebe, TU Dortmund University, Germany
Aims
Internationally, a significant number of young children from birth to primary schooling are cared for in
unique settings where early education and care is offered in home-based provision. However, there is a lack of empirical knowledge about home-based program regulation, requirements, and practices, as
research in early childhood education and care typically focuses on centre-based programs. Against this background, the general aim of this new special interest group is to advance understanding and
knowledge regarding the context of home-based childcare services, fostering collaboration and
innovation in this area.
The specifics objectives are:
A) To create a collective space that put the spotlight on the educational context of home-based
childcare.
B) To develop collaborations among international researchers interested in this type of ECEC service
provision.
C) To disseminate results of research on a range of topics, including but not limited to licensing and
regulation, business administration, leadership, meaning-making, quality assessment and improvement, professionalization of educators, inclusion and diversity, relationships with parent and communities.
D) To identify conditions to effectively integrate and support home-based childcare services within the
wider framework of institutional early childhood education and care provision.
News & Events
The 2025 EECERA hybrid meeting will take place on Monday, the 25th of August at 3:30 PM CEST (Central European Summer Time) (UTC/GMT +2 hours).
Please click here to register for this event.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Nina Hogrebe and Lise Lemay.