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Reconceptualizing Early Childhood Education (RECE) is dedicated to facilitating exchanges about work that challenges mainstream ideas regarding how young children learn and grow. In theory and in practice, RECE members question universal assumptions that mask the realities of local contexts and conditions.
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2026 RECE CONFERENCE: 

Ōtepoti Dunedin, Aotearoa New Zealand

The 32nd Annual RECE Conference will be held 20-24 November 2026.  

Click below for more information: 

2026 RECE Conference - Ōtepoti Dunedin

RECE QUILT FOR AOTEAROA

As has become our tradition, Mara Sapon-Shevin has created a baby-size quilt for the conference. One lucky person can win this quilt in the local raffle drawing during the conference dinner in Dunedin. Tickets can be purchased at the conference or ahead of time by using the donate button below. Tickets are $5 for one, $10 for three, $20 for seven and $50 for twenty (USD). Raffle donations help fund the Graduate Student Travel Scholarship. 

As the images show, the washable quilt features sheep and a red, black, and white color scheme. It is embroidered with phrases like "You are deeply loved," "All will be well," and "Snuggle in peace." 

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New Issue Published: International Critical Childhood Policy Studies (ICCPS) Journal 

Critical Issues Essays - Vol. 13 No. 1 (2026)

Announcing the first issue of 2026, featuring essays submitted for the Critical Issues section with introduction by Beth Blue Swadener. The issue includes eight essays that offer provocations through critical personal narratives. 

Access issue here: https://www.iccpsonlinejournal.org/index.php/childhoods/issue/view/38

Call for Essays (ongoing): NEW Critical Issues Section of the International Critical Childhood Policy Studies (ICCPS) Journal

Reflecting on the state of the world and impacts on young children, early childhood practitioners, researchers, and broader policy trends, now is the time to activate a section of the journal envisioned as a space for shorter opinion essays that address critical and time sensitive issues.

Authors are invited to submit short, blog-length (1,500-2,000 word) essays addressing issues directly affecting their work, children and programs they work with, and possibilities for positive change. Please see the full call and directions for submission for more information. 

RECE Graduate Student Writing Circle - Next meeting TBA

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Recent postgraduate and graduate students are invited to connect and create a community in Reconceptualizing Early Childhood Education (RECE). Please click here for more information on the Reconceptualizing Graduate Research Circle.