ECA has been producing innovative and essential early childhood resources for more than 50 years. We have a dedicated team of editors and designers who are passionate about their work and guarantee the excellence and usefulness of our publications. All publications are quality-assured, up-to-date and written by experienced early childhood professionals.
The ECA Publications team is committed to:
- advancing advocacy and education through high-quality resources and practice tools that are quality-assured by experts in the sector
- publishing resources to support professionals who are responsible for the wellbeing, development, education and care of young children
- producing publications that are affordable, accessible, relevant and that support ECA’s advocacy work
- drawing and reflecting on national views and issues, including our strong commitment to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families, ethical practice and social justice.
Besides producing our own publications, we quality-assure and on-sell a variety of early childhood education and care books and resources. The ECA Shop offers an extensive range of resources for early childhood teachers, educators, leaders, practitioners, carers and families. We assess books based on our quality-assurance guidelines to ensure that all books promote best practice and disseminate high-quality information in the early childhood sector.
ECA Publications Advisory Committee
The ECA Publications Advisory Committee:
- ensures that ECA publications meet our advocacy mandate: to publish resources that support those who are responsible for the growth and development of young children
- ensures that books published by ECA are relevant and of the highest quality
- oversees the quality assurance guarantee that underwrites ECA’s publications, including:
- the peer-review process applied to ECA’s in-house publications and resources
- the review and approval of external resources on-sold by ECA.
Publications Advisory Committee Members
| Professor Jane Page (Chair) | University of Melbourne |
| Rowena Muir | Lecturer and Director of Wiradjuri Preschool, University of Canberra Co-Editor of Every Child magazine |
| Lynne Moore | Co-Editor of Every Child magazine |
| Dr Pauline Roberts | Senior Lecturer, Early Childhood Studies, Edith Cowan University Editor of Research in Practice Series |
| Emily Mischlewski | Early childhood educator Deputy Editor of Research in Practice Series |
| Bridget Isichei | Early childhood educator Editor of Everyday Learning Series |
| Sarah Louise Gandolfo | Deputy Editor of Everyday Learning Series |
| Professor Susie Garvis | School of Education and Professional Studies, Griffith University Editor of Australasian Journal of Early Childhood |
| Aunty Denise Proud | Early childhood educator |
| Kate Ryan | President, Preschool Directors Association (SA) |
Quality assurance
The criteria that apply to the publications recommended for on-selling by ECA cover:
- quality and presentation of the publication
- accuracy of information
- relevance to the early childhood sector
- acknowledgement of multidimensional perspectives
- inclusiveness, diversity, equity and justice
- background/expertise of the author
- referencing (if appropriate)
- currency
- readability for its intended audience.
Images and icons
ECA makes every effort to ensure that all information, content and images contained within our publications is correct and provided with permission. For all our content, we have a stringent copyright and permissions process:
- We authenticate and obtain permission for any image or content obtained by the author(s) and used within our publications.
- All photographs of children, educators, families and carers taken by ECA and used within ECA publications are agreed to, and all permission is obtained before or during the photo shoot.
- In line with our Reconciliation Action Plan, we do not replicate any Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander flag or indeed any cultural flag. However, photos of flags in use within education and care contexts may be included in publications to demonstrate use in practice.
- At times when specific photographs identifying children or adults cannot be used due to the sensitive subject matter, we use stock images and art. All stock images that we use are purchased and pertain to copyright legislation.
If you would like to seek permission to use any ECA content, please contact us.
Key contacts
ECA Publications
T: +61 2 6242 1800
F: +61 2 6242 1818
publishing@earlychildhood.org.au
