The Second International Conference: Early Childhood Education and Care

The Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia, the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in partnership with Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University will hold the Second International Conference in Georgia on Quality Early Childhood Education and Care - The Power of Play: The Central Pillar of Quality Early Childhood Education and Care.

The aim of the conference is to facilitate academic discussion and knowledge sharing on quality, access and inclusion in early childhood education and care. Additionally, the conference aims to support the professional development of practitioners in the field and raise the awareness of the wider public and policymakers about the importance of early childhood education and play in early years.

The two-day conference will bring together professors, researchers and students, representatives of the Georgian government, members of parliament, representatives of non-governmental organizations, members of the diplomatic corps in Georgia, representatives of UN agencies and international organizations, representatives of local government and practitioners from preschool educational institutions.

The working languages of the conference are Georgian and English. Georgian-English and English-Georgian simultaneous translation will be provided at the conference.

The Conference will take place at Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University, Batumi, Georgia.

Submission of abstracts, presentations and articles

We invite participants to submit theoretical, empirical, or practice-based abstracts for early childhood education and care related topics for paper presentations for the following thematic strands:

• Play-based learning 
• Professional competences and development to promote play-based learning
• Inclusive practices and play (play in the context of cultural and linguistic diversity, gender and play, supporting play for CwD in early years, etc.)
• Observation, documentation and assessment of children’s learning and development
• Parents, families, communities and preschools: supporting, collaboration and empowerment

Abstracts

The deadline for submission of conference abstracts is February 15, 2023, 18:00 Georgian time.

Conference abstracts should address the conference thematic strands and shall include the following:

• Title of the abstract
• Keywords
• Abstract (main text)

Each author can submit a maximum of 2 abstracts. Abstracts that will be accepted for submission to the conference will no longer be subject to change after the deadline for submission of abstracts.

Please register here to send your abstracts:

The Scientific Committee of the Conference will review and select the abstracts to be presented at the conference and will contact their authors no later than March 31, 2023, 18:00 (Georgian time).

Presentations

Authors of selected abstracts should prepare presentations in PowerPoint or other presentation program. Detailed instructions for submitting presentations will be provided to the authors of the selected abstracts.

The deadline for presenting the conference presentations is May 1, 2023, 18:00 (Georgian time). Conference presentations should be sent to the Conference Organizing Committee at the following e-mail: ecec2003@bsu.edu.ge The title of the e-mail must indicate: "Presentation - Early Education and Care Conference".

Articles (optional)

The deadline for submission of full papers for the conference is May 1, 2023, 18:00 (Georgian time). Final conference articles can be sent to the Conference Organizing Committee at the following email: ecec2023@bsu.edu.ge The title of the e-mail must indicate: "Article – Early Childhood Education and Care Conference".

Articles submitted to the conference will be published as conference proceedings.

Financial support is available for financing the costs of accommodation of selected authors of abstracts. Please note that only one author per abstract can receive the financial support. 

For additional information, contact ecec2003@bsu.edu.ge