Conference Agenda

Session Overview

Date: Tuesday, 03/Feb/2026

8:30am
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8:45am

Arrival & Registration

8:45am
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9:00am

Welcome

9:00am
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10:00am

Keynote II

Dr. Stephanie Simon

Institute for Social Pedagogy, Adult Education and Pedagogy in Early Childhood, Dortmund University, Germany

10:00am
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11:30am

Poster Session 2 & Coffee Break

11:30am
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1:00pm

Symposium 4: Navigating Languages and Multilingualism in Early Childhood: Familial and Institutional Practices in Challenging Contexts

Symposium 5: Multi-sectoral Approaches to Child Protection in Switzerland: Early Childhood Adversity, Contextual Risks, and Multisystemic Interventions

Symposium 6: Context Matters: The Role of Parenting and Pedagogy in Children’s Biobehavioral Development from Infancy to the Early School Years

Workshop 1: Children’s Voices in Action: Applying the Mosaic Approach

1:00pm
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2:00pm

Lunch

2:00pm
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3:30pm

Symposium 7: Fostering Diversity, Inclusion, and Participation in Early Childhood: Tools, Perspectives, and Participatory Approaches

Symposium 8: Families and Screens - Early childhood screen use beyond screen time

Symposium 9: The Mosaik of Childhood: Linking Sport Activities, Competencies, Self-Perceptions, and Well-Being to Foster Resilience for Challenging Childhoods

Workshop 2: Who Counts as an Early Childhood Expert? A workshop on the co-production of social vulnerability and professional legitimacy

3:30pm
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3:45pm

Break

3:45pm
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4:45pm

Final discussion: Research and socio-pedagogical and medical practice

4:45pm
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5:00pm

Poster Award & Closure