Our recent writing retreat from September 27th to 30th welcomed eight junior researchers, each taking valuable time to advance their dissertations in a calm and inspiring atmosphere.

The General Assembly will be held online on September 19, 2024, from 11:00 to 13:00.

You still have the opportunity to submit your abstract, the deadline has been extended to 25th of September 2024!

We cordially invite submissions for the 6th Annual Meeting of the SSECR

We are thrilled to announce that the SSECR has officially been accepted as a member of the SAGW (Schweizerische Akademie der Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften)!

We have decided to delete our account on X. We warmly thank all our followers for following us throughout all these years! We'll stay active on LinkedIn and welcome everyone interested to follow us there.

The focus this time is on "Language Development". Available in GER, FR and IT!

The next SSECR Junior Network - Writing Retreat will take place from 27 to 30 September 2024 at the Mariazell Wurmsbach Monastery on Lake Zurich. The retreat is directed to all members of the SSECR Junior Network, and other interested PhD students within the field (Early Childhood Research).

Please save the dates for the next annual scientific meeting of the SSECR, which will take place on January 21 & 22, 2025, in Basel.

This year, our writing retreat took place in February (24th to 27th) at the "Kloster Mariazell" on Lake Zurich.

Am 10. und 11. Januar 2024 fand die Jahrestagung der SSECR in St. Gallen statt.

The new deadline ist January 5th 2024. Check out our program and register now. We look forward to your participation!

Alliance Enfance und die Swiss Society for Early Childhood Research (SSECR) wollen, dass Wissen rund um die prägende Phase der Frühen Kindheit geschaffen, weitergegeben, mobilisiert und gehört wird. Die neue Charta zum «Wissenstransfer zwischen Wissenschaft, Praxis und Politik in der Frühen Kindheit» soll motivieren, sich am Wissensaustausch zu beteiligen.

The focus this time is on "Inclusion in early childhood". Available in GER, FR and IT!

You still have the opportunity to submit your abstract, the deadline has been extended to 31st of August 2023! This year's meeting will be titled «Belonging & Connecting» and take place on January 10th and 11th 2024 in St. Gallen.

Dear Members and Friends of the SSECRWe are pleased to present the new edition of "News from Sci...

This year, nine Juniors joined our writing retreat, which took place from June 16th to 19th at t...

Dear Members and Friends of the Swiss Society for Early Childhood Research We cordially invite submissions for the 5th Annual Meeting of the Swiss Society for Early Childhood Research (SSECR), an interdisciplinary conference that brings together scientists from various disciplines in early childhood research. Authors are kindly invited to submit their suggestions for oral presentation, poster presentations or symposium.

Please save the dates for the next annual scientific meeting of the SSECR that will take place on Wednesday, 10th and Thursday 11th January 2024 in St. Gallen. This year's meeting will be jointly organised by the Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences and Thurgau University of Teacher Education.

Unfortunately, we had to cancel this year's planned Second Interdisciplinary Junior Academy on the topic "Thinking together and out of the box" due to insufficient registrations. We are very grateful to our Academy Organizing Committee for all the hard work that they put in over the last year putting together an exciting program.

This year, we will hold the second Writing Retreat of the SSECR Junior Network at the Lake Zürich from 16tg-19th June 2023. The retreat is directed to all members of the SSECR Junior Network, and other interested PhD students within the field (Early Childhood Research).

Our 15th coffee/tea & talk session will take place on Monday, January 30th, 2023 at 13:00.

We are excited to finally announce the date and further information on our Second Interdisciplinary Academy for Early Childhood Researchers. Mark the following date in your calendars: Monday, 5th – Wednesday, 7th June 2023 in Winterthur

Dear Members and Friends of the SSECRWe are pleased to present the second edition of "News from ...

Our 14th coffee/tea & talk session will take place on Friday October 28th 2022 at 13:00.

The Early Childhood Info Feed offers news, references and publications, studies and projects on the topics of "Early Childhood - Integration - Health - Equal Opportunities".

Our 13th coffee/tea & talk session will take place on Friday September 30th 2022 at 13:00.

Our twelfth coffee/tea & talk session will take place on Tuesday August 30th 2022 at 13:00.

We finally got to hold our first SSECR Junior Network Writing Retreat from July 22nd to 25th 202...

You still have the opportunity to submit your abstract, the deadline has been extended to 1st of July 2022! This year's meeting will be titled «Family well-being - moving on from the pandemic» and take place on November 21st and 22nd 2022 in Lausanne.

Hello and warm invite to our tenth (hooray!) coffee/tea & talk session for the SSECR Juniors. It will take place on Monday May 30th 2022 at 13:00. Judith Maier from the PH Thurgau will present part of her PhD-Project.

Dear Members and Friends of the Swiss Society for Early Childhood Research  We cordially invite ...

Johanna Lieb will give us some insight into her PhD-project concerning the development of children`s social-emotional competencies in childcare. She is a PhD Student at the University of Konstanz and Thurgau University for Teacher Education since February 2021.

Thomas Morgenthaler will give us some insight into his PhD-project concerning the evaluation of children’s outdoor play to inform playground design. He is a PhD Student in P4Play, a European Joint Doctorate programme in Occupational Science for Occupational Therapists. In his presentation, Thomas will introduce P4Play and his research project

Please save the dates for this year`s annual scientific meeting of the SSECR that will take place in Lausanne on November 21st and 22nd, 2022. This year's meeting will be jointly organised by the Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) and University of Lausanne (UNIL).

#comebackstronger: This was the topic of this years annual meeting of the "Swiss Society for Early Childhood Research" (SSECR). "Research on early childhood is central and highly relevant to special education," says Andrea Lanfranchi, professor at the HfH and co-organiser of the SSECR Annual Meeting. Therefore, the HfH offers a platform for researchers from different countries to present their findings.

We will hold the first official Writing Retreat of the SSECR Junior Network at the Lake Lucerne from 14th- 16th January 2022. The retreat is directed to all members of the SSECR Junior Network, and other interested PhD students within the field (Early Childhood Research).

Dear Members and Friends of the SSECR  The Annual Meeting is about to take place.Attached you fi...

It has been long in the making, so we are delighted to announce that registration for the Pre-Conference and Third Annual Meeting of the Swiss Society of Early Childhood Research, themed "#comebackstronger", is now open.

Dear Members and Friends of the Swiss Society for Early Childhood Research We cordially invite submissions for the First Perinatal Research Special Interest Group Symposium of the Swiss Society for Early Childhood Research (SSECR), a conference that brings together scientists from diverse disciplines and professions in perinatal research. Authors are kindly invited to submit their suggestions for oral presentation.

The deadline for the submission of abstracts is extended until the 9th of June 2021! The Third Annual Meeting of the Swiss Society for Early Childhood Research (SSECR) will take place on November 23th and 24th 2021 in Zurich, Switzerland. Please see the attached Call for Abstracts.

Every month there is the opportunity for a zoom-meeting among SSECR Juniors (potential new members are always welcome to participate in an event to get familiar). The aim is to get in touch with each other in a relaxed atmosphere with coffee or tee and to connect Early Career Researchers in the field of early childhood research. The event takes place online on changing workdays at 1pm. Usually, we first split up in random groups of two to get to know each other in person (it is easier to communicate this way than in big groups). At 1:15pm there will be a short, creative presentation by one of us about a PhD- or work related project. At 1:30 there is the possibility to opt out and get back to work (since your mug will probably be empty by then) or keep discussing the project and other issues that you would like to talk about among peers. This discussion will be moderated (e.g. by a member of the organising committee).

Dear Members and Friends of the Swiss Society for Early Childhood Research We cordially invite submissions for the Third Annual Meeting of the Swiss Society for Early Childhood Research (SSECR), an interdisciplinary conference that brings together scientists from various disciplines in early childhood research. Authors are kindly invited to submit their suggestions for oral presentation or poster. This year's meeting will be titled «#comebackstronger », and take place on November 23th and 24th 2021.

We are pleased to inform you about a new Junior Network within the Swiss Society for Early Childhood Research. As a Junior Member of SSECR you automatically receive information about this new Network.

Please save the dates for this year`s preconference and annual scientific meeting of the SSECR that will take place in Zurich at the HfH (Interkantonale Hochschule für Heilpädagogik) on November 23th and 24th, 2021. This year's meeting will be jointly organised by the University of Applied Sciences in Special Needs Education (HfH), the Zurich University of Teacher Education, the University Children's Hospital Zurich, the Marie Meierhofer Children's Institute, and the University of Zurich.

You are interested in an Interdisciplinary Academy for Early Childhood Researchers?! Don’t miss our first Academy for all doctoral students & early postdocs from May 3rd – May 5th 2021! Registration is now open!

We unfortunately have to announce that the Second Annual Meeting of the Swiss Society of Early Childhood Research cannot take place in hybrid form as planned. Due to the development of the pandemic, we have decided to host the conference fully online.

We are pleased to announce that the registration form for the Second Annual Meeting of the Swiss Society of Early Childhood Research, themed "Breaking through interdisciplinary barriers" is now open. Due to the Corona Pandemic, this conference will take place in hybrid form, with slots available on site in Zurich at the University of Applied Sciences in Special Needs Education (HfH). It will also be possibility to participate digitally.

We are pleased to announce a final program schedule for our 2nd Annual Meeting "Breaking through interdisciplinary barriers". Registration starts on September 1st via Conftool. More information will follow soon.

Dear Members and Friends of the Swiss Society for Early Childhood Research,A lot has been going ...

The deadline for the submission of abstracts is extended until the 31st of May 2020! The Second Annual Meeting of the Swiss Society for Early Childhood Research (SSECR) will take place on November 18th, 2020 in Zurich, Switzerland. Please see the attached Call for Abstracts.

Prof. Dr. Mike Shanahan |Director and Professor of the Sociology of Child and Youth Development at the University of Zürich Prof. Dr. Doris Bühler-Niederberger | Professor of Sociology at the University of Wuppertal

You are interested in an Interdisciplinary Academy for Early Childhood Researchers?! Don’t miss our first Academy for all doctoral students & early postdocs from Sept 7th – Sept 9th 2020! Registration is now open!

Please save the date for this year`s annual scientific meeting of the SSECR that will take place in Zurich at the HfH (Interkantonale Hochschule für Heilpädagogik) on November 18th, 2020.

The 1st Annual Meeting was succesfully held in Lausanne on 18th November 2019.