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BECERA Conference has been held annually since 2010. It aims to stimulate, support, create and disseminate rigorous, grounded and conceptual knowledge and its applications to early childhood services.
About BECERA:
BECERA is an independent self-funding organisation run by the Centre for Research in Early Childhood (CREC) which has dedicated itself to improving services for young children and families in the UK for more than 25 years. www.crec.co.uk/about-becera

#BECERA2026
December 3, 2025 at 10:30 AM
BECERA 2026: Call for papers

We are delighted to invite early years practitioners, researchers and students to submit their research proposals for presentation at the 16th annual BECERA Conference.
Find out more here: mailchi.mp/4f635c3e8bf5...

#BECERA2026 #BECERA #CallForPapers
December 1, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Why submit and present your research at BECERA?

As Kay found during her first year of her MA with CREC, the whole BECERA experience was positive and enjoyable! We'd love you to take the plunge and submit your research, too.
Full details are available here: www.crec.co.uk/becera-2026-...

#BECERA
November 28, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Why submit and present your research at BECERA?🤔

Presenting your research is an opportunity for a critical peer review; it is a great way to get necessary feedback to improve, develop or validate your piece of work. Find out more: www.crec.co.uk/becera-2026-...
#BECERA2026 #BECERA
November 26, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Join our Early Years community of research and practice on 16th Feb in Birmingham for a day of learning and dialog. www.crec.co.uk/becera-ticke...
#BECERA #EarlyChildhood #EarlyYears #EYFS #EarlyLearning
November 24, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Our Keynote for BECERA 2026: Prof. Peter Moss
Emeritus Professor of Early Childhood Provision,
UCL Institute of Education.
Read more: www.crec.co.uk/becera-2026-...
#BECERA2026 #BECERA #EarlyEducation #EarlyChildhood
November 21, 2025 at 10:30 AM
There is a wealth of posts from former #'BECERA presenters here: www.crec.co.uk/becera-posts
Have a read through and learn more about the type of research that is presented at the conference, and read some feedback from former presenters, as well.
Paper submissions are open until December 15th.
November 14, 2025 at 10:30 AM
About BECERA:
BECERA is an independent self-funding organisation run by the Centre for Research in Early Childhood (CREC) which has dedicated itself to improving services for young children and families in the UK for more than 25 years. www.crec.co.uk/about-becera

#BECERA2026
November 12, 2025 at 10:30 AM
BECERA 2026: Call for papers

We are delighted to invite early years practitioners, researchers and students to submit their research proposals for presentation at the 16th annual BECERA Conference.
Find out more here: mailchi.mp/4f635c3e8bf5...

#BECERA2026 #BECERA #CallForPapers
November 10, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Why submit and present your research at BECERA?

As Kay found during her first year of her MA with CREC, the whole BECERA experience was positive and enjoyable! We'd love you to take the plunge and submit your research, too.
Full details are available here: www.crec.co.uk/becera-2026-...

#BECERA
November 7, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Our Keynote for BECERA 2026: Prof. Peter Moss
Emeritus Professor of Early Childhood Provision,
UCL Institute of Education.
Read more: www.crec.co.uk/becera-2026-...
#BECERA2026 #BECERA #EarlyEducation #EarlyChildhood
November 5, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Why submit and present your research at BECERA?🤔

Presenting your research is an opportunity for a critical peer review; it is a great way to get necessary feedback to improve, develop or validate your piece of work. Find out more: www.crec.co.uk/becera-2026-...
#BECERA2026 #BECERA
November 3, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Join our Early Years community of research and practice on 16th Feb in Birmingham for a day of learning and dialog. www.crec.co.uk/becera-ticke...
#BECERA #EarlyChildhood #EarlyYears #EYFS #EarlyLearning
October 31, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Our Keynote for BECERA 2026: Prof. Peter Moss
Emeritus Professor of Early Childhood Provision,
UCL Institute of Education.
Read more: www.crec.co.uk/becera-2026-...
#BECERA2026 #BECERA #EarlyEducation #EarlyChildhood
October 24, 2025 at 9:30 AM
We're calling all early years practitioners, researchers and students to submit their research proposals for presentation at the 16th annual BECERA Conference.
The call for papers deadline is 12pm, Monday 15th December 2025. buff.ly/2QOJZRW
#BECERA2025 #BECERA
October 22, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Why submit and present your research at #BECERA?
As Kay found during her first year of her MA with CREC, the whole BECERA experience was positive and enjoyable! We'd love you to take the plunge and submit your research, too.
Full details here: www.crec.co.uk/becera-2026-...

#BECERA2026
October 15, 2025 at 9:31 AM
BECERA 2026: Call for papers

We are delighted to invite early years practitioners, researchers and students to submit their research proposals for presentation at the 16th annual BECERA Conference.
Find out more here: mailchi.mp/4f635c3e8bf5...

#BECERA2026 #BECERA #CallForPapers
October 1, 2025 at 9:30 AM
BECERA 2026: Call for papers

We are delighted to invite early years practitioners, researchers and students to submit their research proposals for presentation at the 16th annual BECERA Conference.
Find out more here: mailchi.mp/4f635c3e8bf5...

#BECERA2026 #BECERA #CallForPapers
September 12, 2025 at 9:30 AM
We regret to inform you that there's a phishing email doing the rounds, pretending to be Dr Christine Pascal. Chris has NOT contacted members recently, and we would like to remind our audience of the dangers of submitting any personal information online.
Thank you,
CREC
May 26, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Reposted by BECERA
CREC joins the call to embed children’s rights in law and policymaking.
As the Lords prepare to debate the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, we back:
• A statutory duty on Ministers
• Mandatory CRIAs
Led by @crae_official, @unicef.org & @nspcc.bsky.social
bit.ly/42CRDkw
#ChildRights #UNCRC
May 1, 2025 at 8:41 AM
CREC are seeking to appoint a Course External Examiner for the MA Education (Early Years) accredited by Birmingham City University (BCU).

Register your interest with Helen Lyndon by Sunday, 30th April 2025. [email protected]

#AcademicJobs #ExaminerJobs #MAExaminer #EarlyYears
April 11, 2025 at 11:13 AM
In this guest post Dr Opeyemi Osadiya discusses her BECERA presentation which aimed to highlight how ethical encounters with young children were successfully navigated during research whilst learning for sustainability in an EY setting in England.
www.crec.co.uk/becera-posts...
#BECERA2025 #BECERA
Young children and ethical encounters in research: learning for sustainability in the early years. — CREC
In this guest post Dr Opeyemi Osadiya discusses her BECERA presentation which aimed to highlight how ethical encounters with young children were successfully navigated during research whilst learning…
www.crec.co.uk
March 24, 2025 at 10:30 AM
In this guest post, Daniel Kuria shares his experiences of attending BECERA Annual Conference and presenting his research for the first time.

www.crec.co.uk/becera-posts...
#BECERA2025 #BECERA #EarlyChildhood
My first academic conference presentation: a gift that has kept on giving — CREC
In this guest post, Daniel Kuria shares his experiences of attending BECERA Annual Conference and presenting his research for the first time.
www.crec.co.uk
March 21, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Another post-conference piece from a BECERA 2025 presenter; this time it's the turn of Dr James Hall, Associate Professor of Psychology of Education at the University of Southampton. 📑 buff.ly/3QAHfTA <a href="/hashtag/BECERA2025" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#BECERA2025
Who gets what? How Early Childhood Education shapes developmental inequalities in the early years — CREC
In his guest post, Dr James Hall discusses a new tool to model how selection effects influence both access to ECE and its impacts towards developmental equalities.
buff.ly
February 28, 2025 at 10:30 AM