Where to next? Recognising the role of Early Childhood Education for a sustainable future

Associate Professor Ingrid Engdahl is a preschool teacher and psychologist, with a PhD in Child and Youth Sciences from Stockholm University, Sweden, now a senior researcher. Her research area is preschool and includes toddlers, play, friendship, children’s rights, and education for sustainable development. Her ongoing research concerns the Ifous program Sustainable Preschool, and the development of an on-line course Sustainability from the Start, reachable in the app ECE Academy. Ingrid is active within OMEP, the World Organisation for Early Childhood Education, in Sweden and internationally, focusing on human rights and education for children from birth to 8 years.