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About the Early Child Development and Care format

Early Child Development and Care is a peer-reviewed journal published by Taylor & Francis, covering Early Childhood Education and Development, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Child Development and Digital Technology.

PublisherTaylor & Francis
Reference styleAuthor–year (Chicago, T&F)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Early Child Development and Care 12 (3): 45–58.

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Publishes research inEarly Childhood Education and Development Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Child Development and Digital Technology Parental Involvement in Education Family and Disability Support Research
ISSN0300-4430
Citation impact (2-yr)1.65
h-index88
i10-index1,920
Total citations68,020
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of Roehampton
Journal websitewww.tandfonline.com
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Papers published in Early Child Development and Care per year

125
2014
150
2015
244
2016
206
2017
211
2018
195
2019
129
2020
126
2021
82
2022
76
2023
77
2024
104
2025

Citation impact of Early Child Development and Care by publication year

2.7K
2014
2.9K
2015
4.6K
2016
3.6K
2017
3.2K
2018
2.5K
2019
1.9K
2020
1.2K
2021
470
2022
304
2023
239
2024
93
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Early Child Development and Care

Making meaning: children’s perspectives expressed through drawings

Jóhanna Einarsdóttir, Sue Dockett, Bob Perry · 1 Feb 2009

The importance of listening to children’s perspectives has been emphasised in a wide range of recent research, using a variety of strategies. This paper explores the use of drawing as a strategy to engage with young children around the topic of starting school. It describes the approaches we have used, examines the benefits and challenges…

Listening to and involving young children: a review of research and practice

Alison Clark · 1 Aug 2005

This paper sets out an international review of literature and practice concerning listening to and consulting with young children in early childhood institutions. Most of the existing literature on children's participation has focused on children over five years old; however, a small number of studies have been undertaken with young children. Beginning with an examination…

Conducting research with young children: some ethical considerations

Rosie Flewitt · 1 Aug 2005

The recent foundation of a ‘Young Children's Perspectives’ special interest group in the European Early Childhood Education Research Association (EECERA) reflects a general move in social research towards the respectful and inclusive involvement of children in the research process. However, established education research guidelines often provide no more than a loose ethical framework, appearing to…

Home Background and Young Children's Literacy Development

Eleni Moschovaki · 1 Jan 1999

Research on the nature of home literacy experiences point out that such experiences are more embedded in family social events than reading and writing itself. Studies on the social and cultural differences among families indicate that the interaction patterns among parents and children, the amount of literacy events that occur inside the family as well…

Contributions of the home literacy environment to preschool‐aged children’s emerging literacy and language skills

Daniel J. Weigel, Sally S. Martin, Kymberley K. Bennett · 7 Feb 2006

This paper reports on a study that examined both the concurrent and logitudinal connections between multiple components of the home environment and indicators of preschool‐aged children's literacy and language development. Data were collected from 85 parents and their children at two different times. Results of structural path models indicated that (a) parental literacy habits were…

Early Child Development and Care template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Early Child Development and Care format?
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What reference style does Early Child Development and Care use?
Early Child Development and Care uses Author–year (Chicago, T&F) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Early Child Development and Care 12 (3): 45–58.
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