Engagement in early childhood education in the context of disadvantage

这项研究回应了儿童参与高质量幼儿教育和保育(ECEC)方面长期存在的不平等。当代家庭面临着不稳定的劳动力市场和严格的劳动力参与要求的托儿制度。这个项目将阐明受这些紧急情况挑战最严重的家庭的日常生活负担能力，并发展对如何相应地调整服务的理解。调查结果将通过将有关当代劣势的知识转化为政策和实践论坛来支持普遍获得欧洲经济共同体的机会。一个强有力的土著组成部分有助于研究人员培训和了解土著儿童及其家庭的有效做法。

This research responds to enduring inequalities in children’s participation in high quality early childhood education and care (ECEC). Contemporary families face precarious labour markets and a childcare system with stringent workforce participation requirements. This project will illuminate the affordances of everyday life for families most challenged by these emergent conditions and develop understandings of how to calibrate services accordingly. Findings will support universal ECEC access through knowledge translation about contemporary disadvantage to policy and practice forums. A strong Indigenous component contributes to researcher training and knowledge about effective practice for Indigenous children and their families.