Early Childhood Education in the Arabian Peninsula

Early Childhood Education in the Arabian Peninsula explores the challenges, achievements and opportunities within the Arab region's Early Childhood Education (ECE) landscape, bridging global educational frameworks with culturally responsive practices. Acknowledgments Introduction – Daniela Coelho Part 1 Milestones, policies, challenges and achievements in Early Childhood Education in the Arabian Peninsula o Chapter 1: The current state, the milestones and the future plans for early years in the UAE and the Arabian Gulf: A conversation with Dr. Hanan Sukkar – Hanan Sukkar & Daniela Coelho o Chapter 2 Shaping the Future: Early Childhood Education Policies and Practices in the Gulf Cooperation Council States – Susan Kippels Part 2 Frameworks, methodologies and strategies for ECE in the Arabian Peninsula: contributions to a region-oriented ECE curriculum o Chapter 4 Playful pedagogies in the UAE – a phenomenological exploration of current practice – Anna Dillon o Chapter 5 The Future Early Childhood Curriculum in the United Arab Emirates – Majida Mehana o Chapter 6 Des-neoliberalising and de-academicising ECE curriculum in the GCC region: reflecting on the potentialities of playfying and plurilingualising ECE to prioritise mother tongue(s) – Daniela Coelho o Chapter 7 Arabic Language Literacy in Early Childhood Education in the Arabian Gulf – Hanada Taha Thomure Part 3 Good practices in ECE in the Arabian Peninsula: stories to inspire current and future educators o Chapter 8 From home to policy: Strengthening Arabic through intentional practices in Emirati early childhoods - Nadine Jaafarawi & Fatma Said o Chapter 9 Shared Picture Book Reading in Emirati Homes: Translanguaging Spaces in Early Childhood - Sumaya Saqr, Kay Gallagher, Ana Dillon & Claudine Habak o Chapter 10 Promising Practices in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) in Oman: A narrative for present and future educators - Laila Al Salmi & Muna Al Siyabi