Home-based/Family Childcare

Convenors:

Lise Lemay, University of Quebec, Canada
Nina Hogrebe, TU Dortmund University, Germany

Aims

Internationally, a significant number of young children from birth to primary schooling are cared for in unique settings where early education and care is offered in home-based provision. However, there is a lack of empirical knowledge about home-based program regulation, requirements, and practices, as research in early childhood education and care typically focuses on center-based programs. Against this background, the general aim of this new special interest group is to advance understanding and knowledge regarding the context of home-based childcare services, fostering collaboration and innovation in this area. The specifics objectives are:

To create a collective space that put the spotlight on the educational context of home-based
childcare.
To develop collaborations among international researchers interested in this type of ECEC service
provision.
To disseminate results of research on a range of topics, including but not limited to licensing and
regulation, business administration, leadership, meaning-making, quality assessment and improvement, professionalization of educators, inclusion and diversity, relationships with parent and communities.
To identify conditions to effectively integrate and support home-based childcare services within the wider framework of institutional early childhood education and care provision.

News & Events

The 2026 EECERA hybrid meeting will take place on Tuesday, 25th of August, 14:30 – 16:00 (CEST).

Face to face: Room details to follow

Online: Please register via the link.

Agenda

2:30 – 2:40	Introduction to the SIG	[10 Minutes]
2:40 – 3:10	Getting to know each other Short introduction of participants and their research focuses	[30 Minutes]
3:10 – 3.25 3:25 – 3:50	Summary of previous activities Next steps	[15 Minutes] [25 Minutes]
3:50	Concluding remarks and agreements	[10 Minutes]

Further Information

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Nina Hogrebe and Lise Lemay.