International Conference on Collaborative Initiatives for Early Childhood

Organized by LIRDEF, IRTS Montpellier, and the Faculty of Education at the University of Montpellier.

In a changing world, sectors directly involved in childcare in general, and early childhood in particular, must adapt to multiple shifts in institutional and organizational priorities. In Europe in particular, socio-demographic and political contexts are changing rapidly, even more so in cross-border areas than in other regions, with all the disruption and opportunities that this entails (population flows in general and migratory movements in particular, varying political responses, multiple manifestations of multiculturalism, specific contexts and periods). These changes have an impact on both the daily lives of the public (primarily families) and the relationship to work of the social actors involved (Torterat & Azaoui, 2021).

Schedule of operations concerning communication sessions:

• March 12, 2021: launch of the first call for papers (deadline: August 20)
• May 20, 2021: progress report with the organizers and launch of the second call for submissions
• June 30–July 15, 2021: Double-blind peer review of proposals
• July 20, 2021: Notifications sent to participants
• September 2, 2021: final conference program

Registration fees:

• general public: €7
• unemployed persons and persons with disabilities: €3
• IRTS partners: €2

• Download the program in French

• Download the program in English

• Register online