Strong Foundations

<p><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(71 71 71 1)>Strong Foundations: Evidence informing practice in early childhood education and care</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(71 71 71 1)> celebrates the progress made by the Australian early childhood education and care profession since the implementation of the Early Years Learning Framework.</span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(71 71 71 1)> </em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(71 71 71 1)>Recognising this progress Associate Professor Anna Kilderry and Honorary Professor Bridie Raban lead a team of 33 notable contributors from 11 universities and institutions across Australia who focus on the challenges of access equity and quality that remain across the sector.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(71 71 71 1)>Together with a Foreword by Professor Alison Elliott</span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(71 71 71 1)> Strong Foundations</em><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(71 71 71 1)> </strong><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(71 71 71 1)>brings together knowledge and insights from research in education health social care child safety science mathematics and the arts. The book addresses policy requirements from the Early Years Learning Framework the National Quality Standard and Quality Improvement Plans and includes Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives. With an emphasis on professional practice expectations it showcases evidence from Australian and international research and provides case studies of how early childhood educators are applying evidence-informed actions in a wide variety of child care centres and services.</span></p><p><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(71 71 71 1)>Strong Foundations</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(71 71 71 1)> translates high-quality research and supports the everyday practice of early childhood educators and the subsequent long-term outcomes for children in their care their families and their communities. </span></p>