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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)
ArticleCitations
Teaching Practices, Self-Efficacy and the Physical Activity Environment in Aotearoa, New Zealand Early Childhood Education Centres15
Editorial AJEC Vol 1 202514
“If we can’t advocate for ourselves, nobody else will”: Teacher agency during early childhood reform12
Leadership competencies in early childhood education: Design and validation of a survey tool11
Using a multidisciplinary, multi-method and collaborative research design to investigate the health communication power of the early childhood sector10
Associations of gross motor skills with self-regulation and executive function in preschool-aged children7
Educator perspectives on embedding Acknowledgement to Country practices in early learning centres in Australia7
Child Safety in Early Childhood Teacher Education: Gaps in Australia’s Accelerated Graduate Diploma Programs6
Development, Feasibility, and Acceptability of a Screening Resource to Assess Mild Motor Delay in 4-Year-Old Children: A Mixed Methods Study6
Patterns of participation in early childhood education before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia6
‘We love sharing your land’: Children’s understandings of Acknowledgement to Country practices and Aboriginal knowledges in early learning centres6
Playgroup Families’ Experiences of Play-Based Remote Learning6
Child and Teacher Wellbeing Under Pressure: ECE Policy in Aotearoa New Zealand (Commentary)5
Early childhood leadership: Risk and protective factors during the COVID-19 pandemic5
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
Country, Community, and Indigenous Languages – A Framework Used in an Early Learning Centre in Queensland to Develop Understandings Around First Nations Languages4
The Opportunity for Nutrition Education to be a Mechanism for Climate Resilience: Experiences From a Facilitator-Led Programme in Diverse Contexts4
Constant Crossings: Teachers’ Definitions of Child Wellbeing in Early Education, a Reflective Thematic Analysis4
A case study of clinical supervision to support early childhood leaders in times of natural disasters: “It’s not a designer handbag”3
Enabling ‘Successful Knowledge Transfer’ in Early Childhood Settings – A Meta Strategic Leadership Approach3
‘Why can’t I grow shorter, only taller?’—the body experience of growing up for Chinese children aged 5–63
Moort dandjoo kaadadjiny: Growing up Aboriginal kids strong in their culture and identity3
Vocabulary Development of Toddlers in Australia: Does Early Childhood Education and Care Quality and Attendance Make a Difference?3
Enhancing nutrition information utilisation, confidence, and role legitimacy and adequacy among early childhood education professionals through evidence-based online training3
Who is studying what in Early Childhood Education and Care? Composite narratives of Australian educators engaging in further study3
Initiatives supporting student retention in early childhood teacher education qualifications3
Promoting care for the wellbeing of early childhood professionals in Australia2
Taking a detailed look at early childhood educators’ worktime2
Revisiting the home learning environment: Introducing the home learning ecosystem2
Early Childhood Education and Care: A sustainable system?2
Early childhood education for sustainability: Outcomes for social and emotional learning2
The role and influence of educational leaders in centres rated as providing high quality early childhood educational programs2
Perspectives of play and play-based learning: What do adults think play is?2
Complexifying quality in early childhood contexts through a theory of quality ecologies2
The Effectiveness of a Formative Play-Based Mathematics Assessment in Supporting the Early Childhood Intentional Pedagogue2
Engaging visual diaries in early childhood nature play as pedagogical arousal2
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 educa2
Leadership in Australia’s early childhood workforce policy: Silences and ambiguities as missed opportunities2
The state of play-based learning in Queensland schools2
Using community-based participatory research to support the development of a co-located intergenerational program2
An exploration into early childhood physical literacy programs: A systematic literature review2
Corrigendum to “Complexifying quality in early childhood contexts through a theory of quality ecologies”2
Understanding relationships between epistemic cognition and executive functioning: Implications for measurement and practice in early childhood2
Children’s memories of starting school: Building and sharing transitions capital2
‘We’re not useless, we know stuff!’ Gathering children’s voices to inform policy1
Falling by the “wasteside”: Defining and moving towards educator well-being from the perspective of early childhood educators in Ontario, Canada1
Promoting safety and belonging for children, families, and early childhood professionals during times of uncertainty1
Becoming university qualified early childhood teachers: Studying with structured mentoring1
Educator Perspectives on Exploring Gender Diversity and LGBT Parented Families in Early Childhood Settings1
Professional learning for leadership in early years: Comparing Sweden and England1
Understanding the need and opportunity for a trauma-informed early childhood organisations (TIO) program using intervention mapping1
Digital Provision, Educators’ Attitudes and Use in Early Learning Settings: Ready to Implement the EYLF V2.0?1
A dynamic systems methodological approach to understanding the collaborative nature of joint attention in early childhood settings1
Teaching for Diversity in the Early Years: Promoting Educators’ Epistemic Reflexivities for Social Justice Using Social Lab Methodology1
Factors predicting kindergarten teachers’ integration of science into their teaching in indigenous areas1
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
The lost art of joy in early childhood education1
Encouraging diversity in the early childhood education and care workforce1
Editorial1
Australian early childhood educators’ perspectives on digital teaching of geometry: The pedagogical enablers and barriers1
Supporting the health, education and wellbeing of children and families: A priority-setting study with the service system in Logan, Queensland1
Teaching Early Writing: Educators’ Stories of Practice Within Early Childhood Settings1
Assessment as Learning in Practice: Children’s and Educators’ Views on Digital and Paper Documentation1
Increasing the odds for success: Applying evidence-based professional learning to foster self-regulation and executive functioning in preschool classrooms1
Developmental evaluation of the HIPPY Age 3 program for socially disadvantaged families in Australia1
Supporting Regional and Remote Children’s Participation in High Quality Early Years Services1
The role of early childhood pedagogical leaders in schools: Leading change for ongoing improvement1
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