Australasian Journal of Early Childhood

Papers
(The median citation count of Australasian Journal of Early Childhood is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)
ArticleCitations
Editorial AJEC Vol 1 202525
“If we can’t advocate for ourselves, nobody else will”: Teacher agency during early childhood reform17
Using a multidisciplinary, multi-method and collaborative research design to investigate the health communication power of the early childhood sector13
In whose best interests? Regulating childcare environments in Australia13
Leadership competencies in early childhood education: Design and validation of a survey tool11
Associations of gross motor skills with self-regulation and executive function in preschool-aged children10
Cultural diversity in the Australian early childhood education workforce: What do we know, what don’t we know and why is it important?9
Educator perspectives on embedding Acknowledgement to Country practices in early learning centres in Australia9
‘We love sharing your land’: Children’s understandings of Acknowledgement to Country practices and Aboriginal knowledges in early learning centres8
Playgroup Families’ Experiences of Play-Based Remote Learning8
Patterns of participation in early childhood education before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia7
‘When we sat together, it just worked’: Supporting individual and collaborative reflective practice in a team of early childhood educators6
Early childhood leadership: Risk and protective factors during the COVID-19 pandemic6
From Birth to Three: Exploring Educators’ Understandings of Agency6
Charting developmental trajectories from 12 to 36 months and associated early risk and protective factors4
Supporting infants and toddlers in low socio-economic early childhood settings in Australia4
Constant crossings: Teachers’ definitions of child wellbeing in early education, a reflective thematic analysis4
Who is studying what in Early Childhood Education and Care? Composite narratives of Australian educators engaging in further study4
Australian family day care educators’ experiences of supporting children’s mental health, and their own mental health and wellbeing4
Moort dandjoo kaadadjiny: Growing up Aboriginal kids strong in their culture and identity4
A case study of clinical supervision to support early childhood leaders in times of natural disasters: “It’s not a designer handbag”3
Corrigendum to “Complexifying quality in early childhood contexts through a theory of quality ecologies”3
Initiatives supporting student retention in early childhood teacher education qualifications3
‘Why can’t I grow shorter, only taller?’—the body experience of growing up for Chinese children aged 5–63
Perspectives of play and play-based learning: What do adults think play is?3
Enhancing nutrition information utilisation, confidence, and role legitimacy and adequacy among early childhood education professionals through evidence-based online training3
Promoting care for the wellbeing of early childhood professionals in Australia3
Using community-based participatory research to support the development of a co-located intergenerational program3
Complexifying quality in early childhood contexts through a theory of quality ecologies2
Preparing preservice early childhood educators to use music in Australian settings: An audit of programmes2
Revisiting the home learning environment: Introducing the home learning ecosystem2
Early childhood education for sustainability: Outcomes for social and emotional learning2
The Effectiveness of a Formative Play-Based Mathematics Assessment in Supporting the Early Childhood Intentional Pedagogue2
Complexity and change: Contemporary research in early childhood2
The state of play-based learning in Queensland schools2
Understanding relationships between epistemic cognition and executive functioning: Implications for measurement and practice in early childhood2
Early Childhood Education and Care: A sustainable system?2
Taking a detailed look at early childhood educators’ worktime2
An exploration into early childhood physical literacy programs: A systematic literature review2
Leadership in Australia’s early childhood workforce policy: Silences and ambiguities as missed opportunities2
The risk of being researched: Re-envisioning educator research participation for high-quality early childhood education2
Engaging visual diaries in early childhood nature play as pedagogical arousal2
In this Editorial we celebrate the research contributions from the 2023 AJEC Research Symposium1
Educators’ perspectives on the role the early childhood education and care environment plays in supporting children’s social and emotional development1
Validity, reliability and viability of pre-school educators’ use of early years toolbox early numeracy1
Children’s memories of starting school: Building and sharing transitions capital1
Understanding the need and opportunity for a trauma-informed early childhood organisations (TIO) program using intervention mapping1
Becoming university qualified early childhood teachers: Studying with structured mentoring1
Increasing the odds for success: Applying evidence-based professional learning to foster self-regulation and executive functioning in preschool classrooms1
Professional learning for leadership in early years: Comparing Sweden and England1
The lost art of joy in early childhood education1
The role and influence of educational leaders in centres rated as providing high quality early childhood educational programs1
Early childhood educators’ solidarity and struggles for recognition1
Supporting Regional and Remote Children’s Participation in High Quality Early Years Services1
Understanding cultural artefacts to ensure seamless transitions in the Early Years1
Feasibility and initial psychometric properties of the observe, reflect, improve children’s learning tool (ORICL) for early childhood services: A tool for building capacity in infant and toddler educa1
Developmental evaluation of the HIPPY Age 3 program for socially disadvantaged families in Australia1
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