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Author(s)

  • Vera Coelho, University Institute of Maia - ISMAI

Abstract

Social and emotional wellbeing is considered a key area of development for early childhood education and care (ECEC), later being included among the main content areas of the British National Curriculum at all educational levels (Cefai, Bartolo, Cavioni & Downes, 2018).

References

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