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    June 2008 - Call for participation in parent fatigue survey
    June 2008 - Autism Spectrum Disorder support program
    May 2008 - Inaugural meeting of the Interim National Curriculum Board
    May 2008 - Childcare sector responds to PM's 2020 vision
    April 2008 - Charter for Australian teachers
    April 2008 - Consumer groups campaign against junk food advertising
    April 2008 - NEiTA teacher awards: Call for nominations
    April 2008 - Stress levels of children in child care
    April 2008 - Indigenous Health Equality Summit: Statement of Intent
    March 2008 - Planning for the cost of education in 2008
    March 2008 - Social and emotional wellbeing of students
    March 2008 - ABC Learning situation prompts reassessment of Australia’s childcare market
    March 2008 - Learning from child care in Canada
    March 2008 - Australian schools invited to support National Reconciliation Week
    February 2008 - Federal plan to increase Indigenous education outcomes
    February 2008 - PM Kevin Rudd says 'sorry' to the Stolen Generations
    February 2008 - Australia Day honours
    February 2007 - Proposed Tasmanian childcare courses raise concerns
    January 2008 - 'Andy Warhol for Kids' at the Queensland Art Gallery
    January 2008 - New resource for selecting violence-free media
    December 2007 - SNAICC responds to Queensland Government's treatment of Aurukun child abuse case
    December 2007 - Research into early childhood eating patterns
    November 2007 - Australian Greens 'stand up for children'
    November 2007 - ECA's Best Picture Books of 2007
    October 2007 - More responses to ECA’s federal election e-Card – Democrats and Labor
    October 2007 - New government literacy and numeracy resources produced by Early Childhood Australia
    October 2007 - Call for 'paradigm shift' in early childhood care and education
    October 2007 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner responds to Prime Minister's commitment to 'new reconciliation'
    October 2007 - Labor's response to Early Childhood Australia's election agenda
    October 2007 - Online communication expert recommends parents educate rather than censor
    October 2007 - Winners of the 2007 NEiTA teacher awards
    October 2007 - Call to alter national law on childcare ratio
    September 2007 - Financial planning advice for parents
    September 2007 - Early Childhood Australia calls for emission targets
    September 2007 - New Australian research into early autism detection
    September 2007 - National voice for parents, families and carers
    September 2007 - Second wave data released from Growing Up in Australia study
    September 2007 - Draft charter for primary school education
    August 2007 - Government intervention in Indigenous communities – responses continue
    August 2007 - National awards for quality schooling – nominations open
    July 2007 - NT Update from SNAICC
    June 2007 - Australian and British research into childhood obesity
    June 2007 - Report on child abuse in NT Indigenous communities
    June 2007 - New registration process for Queensland's blue cards
    June 2007 - Under Eights Week in the news!
    May 2007 - Reconciliation begins with Australia's children
    May 2007 - Call for ban on TV junk food advertising to children
    May 2007 - Policy and resources to support New Zealand early childhood education
    May 2007 - Early Childhood Australia response to Budget
    May 2007 - Call for families to participate in ADHD research project
    April 2007 - US study into effects of long day care on developing children
    April 2007 - Early childhood documentary nominated for Logie Awards
    April 2007 - New research into life expectancy of Indigenous Australians
    March 2007 - ECA discussion regarding Labor's early years policy
    March 2007 - Australian musical education website
    March 2007 - Exercise guidelines for children under age five
    March 2007 - Awards honour leadership in Indigenous education
    March 2007 - Australia's work patterns threaten family wellbeing
    March 2007 - Queensland child-friendly community program receives million-dollar grant
    March 2007 - American Psychological Association report on the sexualisation of girls
    Feb 2007 - Early childhood research: The impact of infant weight gain
    Feb 2007 - Child Protection Australia: Increase in child abuse cases
    Feb 2007 - Australia Day Honours
    Feb 2007 - New online sustainability education program
    Jan 2007 - Federal Opposition unveils new early childhood education initiative
    Jan 2007 - Common colds need common sense: Registrations for free staff updates now open
    Jan 2007 - Investment in early childhood education and US pre-kindergarten grading
    Jan 2007 - New TV documentary explores the development of children in Australia
    Jan 2007 - Make your voice heard on early childhood sustainability education
    Jan 2007 - New Australian Labor Party shadow ministry
    December 2006 - Internet safety during the summer holidays
    December 2006 - New advocacy campaign for NSW children
    December 2006 - Dreaming of a Green Christmas
    December 2006 - Launch of new research into early learning
    November 2006 - National campaign to prevent child abuse and neglect
    November 2006 - Wanted: early childhood development exchange coordinator
    November 2006 - Nationwide review of early childhood education services
    November 2006 - Early childhood education a focus in world news
    October 2006 - Government report on values education
    October 2006 - New study on parental response to crying babies
    September 2006 - Australian Youth Ambassadors for Early Childhood in the Asia Pacific
    September 2006 - OECD report: Australia lowest in early childhood investment
    August 2006 - ABC Learning expands further into the US market
    August 2006 - Extra funding for Indigenous early childhood education
    August 2006 - UNICEF’s Cup for Kids – celebrating play
    August 2006 - National Child Protection Week 2006
    July 2006 - New study on bullying
    July 2006 - Results of national survey into long day care
    July 2006 - NEiTA teacher awards: Call for nominations
    July 2006 - Early childhood news around the world
    June 2006 - Explaining the WorkChoices industrial relations changes
    July 2006 - Code of Ethics Agenda update
    June 2006 - Young Media Australia seeks federal funding
    March 2006 - New Government plan for compulsory preschool education
    March 2006 - 'A cheaper, simpler solution to many social ills is staring us in the face'
    March 2006 - ECA book catalogue out now! Latest titles; huge book sale!
    March 2006 - Everyday Points to Learning - competition winners
    March 2006 - National Awards for Quality Schooling: Winners announced
    March 2006 - Policy consultations on child care and work and family
    March 2006 - Awards for outstanding contribution to improving literacy and/or numeracy
    March 2006 - NSW Quality Teaching Awards
    Feb 2006 - Nobel-winning economist: Invest more in early childhood
    Feb 2006 - Balancing work and family
    Feb 2006 - Growing Up in Australia: The effects of child care on young children's development
    Feb 2006 - Early Childhood Australia backs Government moves against childhood obesity
    Feb 2006 - Safer Internet Day 2006
    Jan 2006 - New Government Ministers announced
    Jan 2006 - Pam Linke awarded Member of the Order of Australia
    Jan 2006 - Child care in Australia needs an overhaul
    Jan 2006 - Back pain in school-age children
    Jan 2006 - Statistics show child abuse in Australia is getting worse
    Jan 2006 - National Inquiry into the Teaching of Literacy
    Jan 2006 - Movie reviews for carers of young children
    Dec 2005 - Launch of Teaching Australia – national body for teachers
    Dec 2005 - UN program for HIV/AIDS orphans
    Dec 2005 - The case for investment in early childhood
    Dec 2005 - News headlines: Early childhood issues in the media
    Dec 2005 - Food labelling and advertising to young children
    Dec 2005 - Child safety standards
    Dec 2005 - Airline ‘child policy’ arouses controversy
    Nov 2005 - AMA Position Statement on Nutrition
    Nov 2005 - Responses to the proposed industrial relations reforms – the impact on family and community
    Nov 2005 - Early Childhood Australia’s enterprise bargaining agreement (EBA)
    Nov 2005 - Draft policy for early childhood mathematics
    Nov 2005 - In the news
    Nov 2005 - New website for the early childhood field
    August 2005 - Child support review – one view
    August 2005 - Comprehensive study of refugee mental health
    June 2005 - Two babies die from SIDS every week in Australia
    June 2005 - Young adults’ driving behaviour influenced from infancy
    June 2005 - 2005 national awards for quality schooling
    May 2005 - A code of ethics for the early childhood profession: A literature review
    April 2005 - Indigenous Australian child protection issues
    April 2005 - Toxic breast milk in Australia
    April 2005 - Inquiry into the Teaching of Reading - Submission from Early Childhood Australia
    April 2005 - Early Childhood Australia Doctoral Thesis Award
    March 2005 Response to DET Consultation Paper
    Jan 2005 - Early Childhood Australia’s Code of Ethics Agenda
    Jan 2005 Viewpoint: A statement of respect and commitment to Indigenous children and families
    Jan 2005 - When there is a tragedy
    Jan 2005 - The tsunami/earthquake disaster in southern Asia
    Dec 2004 Children of Asylum Seekers
    Dec 2004 Back to school information
    Nov 2004 National Preschool Education Inquiry Report
    Nov 2004 Children's Week Australia, 23-31 October
    Oct 2004 Non-profit child care providers and access to charity tax concessions
    Sep 2004 Parents asked not to expect antibiotics for children with a cold
    Sep 2004 Seven priorities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families
    Sep 2004 Child protection is Everyone’s Business
    Aug 2004 National Aboriginal and Islander Children’s Day
    Aug 2004 The best and worse places to be a mother
    Jul 2004 Presidents speech at the launch of Essential Connections
    Jul 2004 Concern over NSW Government decision to maintain current child:staff ratios
    Jul 2004 Making your vote count for children
    Jun 2004 Early Childhood Australia Conference 2005
    Jun 2004 Play School: How should television for an audience of young children look?
    Jun 2004 National Preschool Education Inquiry Report
    May 2004 Budget 2004
    May 2004 Under 8's Week
    Apr 2004 Staff:Child ratios
    Mar 2004 Celebrations of the world
    Feb 2004 Child Care Workforce Think Tank
    Jan 2004 Effect of School Culture on School Success
    Jan 2004 Overview of Child Care Workforce Think Tank
    Jan 2004 Early Childhood Australia collaborates with COTA National Seniors on grandparenting project
    Nov 2003 Bullying. No way!
    Nov 2003 Early Childhood Australia NSW Branch Issues Night
    Nov 2003 Infectious Diseases It's catching!
    Nov 2003 Finnish Education System
    Nov 2003 Giving children the skills to bounce back
    Nov 2003 South Australian Branch News
    Oct 2003 Early Childhood Australia Annual Report 2002-2003
    Oct 2003 Children's week is coming
    Oct 2003 Would you like to be part of the Play School team?
    Oct 2003 Economic arguments for public funding of early childhood development
    Oct 2003 Protecting young children from the impact of family violence and child abuse
    Sep 2003 ECA NT Branch Conference
    Sep 2003 Never too late to invest in children - Corporate Investment in Early Childhood Education
    Sep 2003 Control of Infection in Early Childhood Settings
    Sep 2003 NCSF discussion of the National Agenda for Early Childhood
    Sep 2003 Towards a National Agenda for Early Childhood - A Response from Early Childhood Australia
    Sep 2003 NCSF discussion of AMEP
    Sep 2003 National Children's Services Forum Update
    Sep 2003 National Child Protection Week
    Aug 2003 Deb Curtis and Margie Carter
    Aug 2003 Children and Family Break-up
    Aug 2003 Through the Eyes of a Child
    Aug 2003 Extended School Hours - ECA Position
    Aug 2003 Children in Immigration Detention
    Jul 2003 Address to the National Childcare Accreditation Council
    Jul 2003 Children and Family Break-up
    Jul 2003 Universal access to affordable out of school hours care on school sites - Extended School Hours
    Jun 2003 Call for immediate release of children from immigration detention
    May 2003 ECA Submission to Broadband Funding Review
    Apr 2003 Controlled Crying AAIMHI Position Paper
    Apr 2003 Children and War
    Apr 2003 Children and War Information Sheet
    Mar 2003 Privately Owned vs. Community Owned Early Childhood Education
    Feb 2003 Bushfires and their effect on children
    Jan 2003 ECA presentation to National Child Care Accreditation Council environment
    May 2002 - ECA applauds decision to establish Children's Commissioner
  ECA WebWatch
    ECA WebWatch - Issue 55, July 2008
    ECA WebWatch - Issue 54, June 2008
    ECA WebWatch - Issue 53, May#3 2008
    ECA WebWatch - Issue 52, May#2 2008
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    ECA WebWatch - Issue 49, April 2008
    ECA WebWatch - Issue 48, March#2 2008
    ECA WebWatch - Issue 47, March 2008
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    ECA WebWatch - Issue 45, February 2008
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    ECA WebWatch - Issue 43, December#2 2007
    ECA WebWatch - Issue 42, December 2007
     ECA WebWatch - Issue 41, November#2 2007
    ECA WebWatch - Issue 40, November 2007
    ECA WebWatch - Issue 39, October#2 2007
    ECA WebWatch - Issue 38, October 2007
    ECA WebWatch - Issue 37, September#2 2007
    ECA WebWatch - Issue 36, September 2007
    ECA WebWatch - Issue 35, August#2 2007
    ECA WebWatch - Issue 34, August 2007
    ECA WebWatch - Issue 33, July#2 2007
    ECA WebWatch - Issue 32, July 2007
    ECA WebWatch - Issue 31, June#2 2007
    ECA WebWatch - Issue 30, June 2007
    ECA WebWatch - Issue 29, May#3 2007
    ECA WebWatch - Issue 28, May#2 2007
    ECA WebWatch - Issue 27, May 2007
    ECA WebWatch - Issue 26, April#2 2007
    ECA WebWatch - Issue 25, April 2007
    ECA WebWatch - Issue 24, March#2 2007
    ECA WebWatch - Issue 23, March 2007
    ECA WebWatch - Issue 22, February 2007
    ECA WebWatch - Issue 21, January 2007
    ECA WebWatch - Issue 20, December 2006
    ECA WebWatch - Issue 19, November#2 2006
    ECA WebWatch - Issue 18, November 2006
    ECA WebWatch - Issue 17, October 2006
    ECA WebWatch - Issue 16, September#2 2006
    ECA WebWatch - Issue 15, September 2006
    ECA WebWatch - August#2 2006
    ECA WebWatch - August 2006
    ECA WebWatch - July#3 2006
    ECA WebWatch - July #2 2006
    ECA WebWatch - July 2006
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    ECA WebWatch - April 2006
    ECA WebWatch - March 2006
    ECA WebWatch - Feb #2 2006
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    ECA WebWatch - Jan 2006
    ECA WebWatch - Dec 2005
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  Speeches
    LHMU's BIG STEPS in Childcare campaign - June 2008
    What matters in early childhood - October 2007
    A charter for child care - August 2007
    What needs to happen in child care?
    The Children of the Sunrise
    A systems approach to the delivery of children’s services in this country - does it have anything to offer?
    ACT Quality Child Care Awards
    Confronting the realities – What next for the Quality Improvement and Accreditation System? Sep 2002
    Parenting Home and Away Launch - November 2002
    Launch of Essential Connections: A Guide to Young Children’s Learning
    Children in Detention
    Presentation to Students University of Southern Queensland May 2001
    Inaugural conference of the new Centre for Equity and Innovation in Education - November 2001
    Conference opening speech July 2003
    Cross Sector Conference
    Building Bridges Launch November 2002
    Early Childhood Australia Contribution NCAC Environmental Scan September 2002
    President’s Speech Tasmania Conference
    Early Childhood Australia as a knowledge broker - Hobart, Biennial Conference 2003
    Children in detention: An Australian issue - World Forum, Auckland 2002
  Submissions
    Media release: Young children are budget winners
    Media release: PM's 2020 vision puts children first
    Media release: ABC Learning situation raises wider questions
    Media release: Early Childhood Australia commends PM's decision to apologise
    Media release: Early education and child care are winners in new Cabinet
    Media release: Labor acknowledges need for greater early years investment
    Media release: Coalition child care announcement disappointing
    Media release: Labor Plan has potential to lift quality of child care in Australia
    Media release: Increase in Child Care Tax Rebate will help all families
    Put your hand up for children – 2007 Federal Election e-card
    Early Childhood Australia letter to COAG
    Integrated Child Care Quality Assurance: Draft Standards for Discussion
    Inquiry into Balancing Work and Family
    Child Care Inclusion and Support Program Consultation Feedback
    Thinking about Service Delivery for Vulnerable Children and their Families
    Submission to Inquiry into the Teaching of Literacy
    Towards a National Agenda for Early Childhood
    Submission to AEU Inquiry into the provision of universal access to free high quality preschool
    Early Childhood Australia - Response to the Broadband Funding Review
    Inquiry into the Teaching of Reading
Catalogue
Australian Journal of Early Childhood
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  AJEC Index/Abstracts
    AJEC - Volume 33 No. 1, March 2008
    Editorial
    Meeting the goals of Te Whariki through music in the early childhood curriculum
    Making the multicultural learning environment flourish: The importance of the child–teacher relationship in educating young children about diversity
    Presence as a dimension of early childhood professional practice
    Early childhood teachers coping with educational change
    Encouraging the reflection process in undergraduate teachers using guided reflection
    Computer use by preschool children: Rethinking practice as digital natives come to preschool (free full-text available)
    Bullying affects us too: Parental responses to bullying at kindergarten
    Concerts for young children
    Indigenous child care—leading the way (free full-text available)
    AJEC - The arts issue - Volume 32 No. 4, December 2007
    Editorial
    The possum story: Reflections of an early childhood drama teacher (free full-text available)
    Musical stories: Strategies for integrating literature and music for young children
    Exposing young children to music through the production and presentation of music-appreciation television programs
    The use of music CDs and DVDs in the home with the under-fives: What the parents say
    Outdated relics on hallowed ground: Unearthing attitudes and beliefs about young children's art
    Conceptions of art in Hong Kong preschool children
    Young children's meaning-making through drawing and 'telling': Analogies to filmic textual features (free full-text available)
    Children of refugee families as artists: Bridging the past, present and future
    AJEC - Volume 32 No. 3, September 2007
    Editorial
    Children's rights and early childhood education (free full-text available)
    Indigenous Australians and preschool education
    University-qualified Indigenous early childhood teachers (free full-text available)
    Children's services, wages and WorkChoices
    The health and wellbeing of adults working in early childhood education
    From bogey mountains to funny houses
    Home–school partnership within mathematics intervention
    'I know how much this child has learned. I have proof!'
    AJEC - Volume 32 No. 2, June 2007
    Editorial
    The future is created by and within children
    Study, work, rest and play: Juggling the priorities of students' lives
    An investigation into the practices of a class of field-based student educators working in linguistically diverse early childhood centres
    Documenting the early literacy and numeracy practices of home tutors in distance and isolated education in Australia (free full-text available)
    The play of children with special needs in mainstream and special education settings
    Internationalisation: Some implications for teaching early childhood research
    Preparing children for school—benefits and privileges
    Parent choice of early childhood education and care services (free full-text available)
    AJEC - Volume 32 No. 1, March 2007
    Editorial
    Beyond child care—how else could we do this? Sociocultural reflections on the structural and cultural arrangements of contemporary Western child care (free full-text available)
    Voices from an enclave: Lesbian mothers' experiences of child care (free full-text available)
    The forgotten children in Australian detention centres before 2005
    Complexities and compromises: Understanding parents' experiences and choice of early childhood education and care services
    When are beliefs just 'the tip of the iceberg'?
    The role of meaningful dialogue in early childhood education leadership
    Storytelling as a means of reflecting on the lived experience of making curriculum in teacher education
    AJEC - Volume 31 No. 4, December 2006
    Editorial
    The impact of age and gender on Prep children’s academic achievements
    The politics of technology in early childhood in Aotearoa/New Zealand: Fitting early childhood educators in the ICT grid
    ‘Boundary crossing’: Negotiating understandings of early literacy and numeracy pathways
    ‘A day in the life’: Exploring eating events involving two-year-old girls and their families in diverse communities
    Empowering preservice teachers to embrace diversity (free full-text available)
    Equity issues in practicum assessment
    Affordability funding models for early childhood services (free full-text available)
    AJEC - Volume 31 No. 3, September 2006
    Editorial
    A preliminary study of teachers’ perceptions of sex education in Hong Kong preschools
    Parent perspectives on childcare quality among a culturally diverse sample (free full-text available)
    What personal/social skills are important for young children commencing kindergarten? : Exploring teachers’ and parents’ insights
    Repeated-viewing and co-viewing of an animated video: An examination of factors that impact on young children’s comprehension of video content
    Life chances: Including the children’s view
    Horizontal violence in early childhood education and care: Implications for leadership enactment (free full-text available)
    The regulatory environment in long day care: A ‘double-edged sword’ for early childhood professional practice
    AJEC - Volume 31 No. 2, June 2006
    Editorial
    Playgroups as protective environments for refugee children at risk of trauma (free full-text available)
    Raising children in Chinese immigrant families: Evidence from the research literature
    Measuring child engagement in inclusive early childhood settings: Implications for practice
    Checklists to narratives in special education
    Literacy in early childhood settings in New Zealand: An examination of teachers’ beliefs and practices
    Can drawing facilitate problem-solving? An exploratory study
    The impact of regulatory environments on early childhood professional practice and job satisfaction: A review of conflicting discourses (free full-text available)
    AJEC - Volume 31 No. 1 March 2006
    Editorial
    From Whitlam to economic rationalism and beyond: A conceptual framework for political activism in children’s services (free full-text available)
    The implementation of Families First NSW: Process lessons from the first four years
    Enhancing parent–child book reading in a disadvantaged community
    The stories we share: Using narrative assessment to build communities of literacy participants in early childhood centres
    The inclusion of children with a disability in child care: The influence of experience, training and attitudes of childcare staff (free full-text available)
    Leadership concepts and theories: Reflections for practice for early childhood directors
    Troubling teaching
    Book review: ‘How to develop children’s early literacy: A guide for professional carers and educators’
    AJEC Volume 30 No.4 December 2005
    Editorial
    Constraints and facilitators for physical activity in family day care (free full-text available)
    Social inclusion—the next step: User friendly strategies to promote social interaction and acceptance between children with disabilities and their peers
    Mathematics teaching and learning in the early years in Aotearoa/New Zealand
    The reasoning behind the scene: Why do early childhood educators use computers in their classrooms?
    A comparative study of early childhood fear and caregivers’ responses to fear in Australia and Canada
    A place for sound: Raising children’s awareness of their sonic environment
    Researching with/for whom? Stepping in and out of practitioner research (free full-text available)
    AJEC - Transitions - Volume 30 No. 3 September 2005
    Editorial - September 2005
    Starting school—a Singapore story told by children (free full-text available)
    Transitions: Third Culture Children
    Transition problems and play as transitory activity
    Transition to school for gifted children
    What did you do in maths today?
    Developing in a new language-speaking setting
    Concerns and expectations of Bangladeshi parents as their children start school
    Romance or reality? : Examining burnout in early childhood teachers (free full-text available)
    AJEC - Controversy, innovation and other alternatives - Volume 30 No. 2 June 2005
    Editorial - June 2005
    Letter to the editor
    Developmental fossils—unearthing the artefacts of early childhood education: The reification of ‘Child Development’ (free full-text available)
    The normalised child: A non-traditional psychological framework
    Response to ‘The normalised child’
    ‘Queerying’ gender: Heteronormativity in early childhood education (free full-text available)
    What cortisol levels tell us about quality in childcare centres
    Staff shortages in children’s services: Challenging taken-for-granted discourses
    The Communication Accretion Spiral: A communication process for promoting and sustaining meaningful partnerships between families and early childhood staff
    AJEC Volume 30 No.1 March 2005
    Editorial - March 2005
    Theorising in Progress - An ethical journey: Rights, relationships and reflexivity (free full-text available)
    Primary Research - Gender, the labour market, the workplace and policy in children’s services: Parent, staff and student attitudes (free full-text available)
    Governance of children’s everyday spaces
    Teacher understandings of and commitment to gender equity in the early childhood setting
    Mentoring preservice teachers in the preschool setting: Perceptions of the role
    Half-days or full days of kindergarten? How and why parents decide
    Teacher–parent partnerships: Sharing understandings and making changes
    Children’s and family services working together
    Book review: Early childhood environmental education
    AJEC Volume 29 No.4 December 2004
    Editorial - December 2004
    Transcript: Indigenous Australian perspectives in early childhood education
    Early childhood education programs for indigenous children in Canada, Australia and New Zealand (free full-text available)
    Teachers who support Reggio—exploring their understandings of the philosophy
    In whose interest? Voluntarism and child care, 1880-1980
    Critical pedagogy: A useful framework for thinking about early childhood curriculum
    Pedagogy in the nursery: Establishing practitioner partnerships in high-quality long day care programs
    Music experiences for toddlers in day care centres
    East Timor: Building on the early years
    Book review: Shaping early childhood: Learners, curriculum and context (free full-text available)
    AJEC - Autism Spectrum Disorder - Volume 29 No. 3 September 2004
    Editorial - September 2004 (free full-text available)
    Transcript: Meeting the needs of children with autistic spectrum disorders in the early years (free full-text available)
    Autism: The heart of the disorder? Sensory processing and social engagement—illustrations from autobiographical accounts and selected research findings
    Strategies to reduce the bullying of young children with Asperger Syndrome
    Adaptive education for students with special needs in the inclusive classroom
    Early intervention for childre