I'm a Marie Curie European Research Fellow, working at the Faculty of Child and Adult Education at Debrecen University in Hungary. My research project, which has received nearly €110,000 of EU funding for 18 months, is exploring the knowledge, skills and attitudes needed for working in early childhood education and care (ECEC).
The project is a cross-European one that builds on my established European partnerships. Professionally, there is obviously a sense of irony at being a ‘European Research Fellow’ when my country has just decided to leave the EU.
Whilst my current role is thankfully not under threat, the decision saddens me because of the long history of sharing early childhood pedagogical knowledge around Europe, and because Europe has, at times, given Britain a gentle shove towards recognising the importance of ECEC services. I hope these things will not be forgotten in whatever form a post-Brexit Britain takes.
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