EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT SIG

The Early Childhood Development SIG (ECD SIG) seeks to foster exchange & strengthen linkages between ECD research and practice; help keep members abreast of new developments in the field; build linkages among various ECD networks nationally and internationally; prepare ECD thematic sessions at the next CIES conference.

The ECD SIG was established in June 2007.

2024-2025 Academic Year

• Mathias Urban, Dublin City University, Ireland, (Co-Chair 2022-2024) (mathias.urban@dcu.ie)
• Amlata Persaud, Childhood Education International,  Co-chair, Unit Planner. apersaud@ceinternational1892.org
• Filipa de Castro, Save the Children: Co-chair. fdecastro@savechildren.org
• Jimmie Chengo Odhiambo, University of Pennsylvania, USA: Secretary/Treasurer. ojchengo@upenn.edu

2023-2024 Academic Year

• Jyotsna Pattnaik, California State University-Long Beach (Co-chair 2021-2024) (jyotsna.pattnaik@csulb.edu)
• Mathias Urban, Dublin City University, Ireland, (Co-Chair 2022-2024) (mathias.urban@dcu.ie)

2022-2023 Academic Year

• Jyotsna Pattnaik, California State University-Long Beach (Co-chair 2021-2023) (jyotsna.pattnaik@csulb.edu)
• Mathias Urban, Dublin City University, Ireland, (Co-Chair 2022-2024) (mathias.urban@dcu.ie)
• Yaya Togo (Program Chair 2021-2023) (yaya.togo@gmail.com)

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1. Online, any time of the year, when renewing your CIES membership including the SIG dues. Please go to, https://cies.us/meminfo.
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