Institute of Early Childhood

Professor Jacqueline Hayden

bio Hayden Jacqueline Title: Professor, Early Childhood and Social Inclusion
Email: jacqueline.hayden@mq.edu.au
Phone: 02 9850 9877
Fax: 02 9850 9887
Office: 367

Introduction

Jacqueline Hayden specialises ECD analyses and developments at global and international levels, with a special focus on young children who experience emergency situations and/or fragile contexts and therole of the early childhood sector in terms of social change and economic development(s).

Jacqueline has worked in majority world or under resourced contexts on most continents. She has recently returned to academia after spending several years as the Manager for Social Inclusion and Respect for Diversity at the Bernard van Leer Foundation, Netherlands. The foundation distributes over $35 million AUD annually to support early childhood programs for disadvantaged populations around the globe (See www.bernardvanleer.org). Jacqueline has also worked for, consulted to, or volunteered for several international/development projects including

- Development of an ECD Conceptual Framework for Cambodia (UNICEF)
- Advising on ECD developments in Timor Leste (OSI)
- Review of disaster risk reduction processes in Asia Region
- Assessment of services for children aged 0-8 affected and infected with HIV/AIDS in Namibia, (University of Namibia) Development of Service Plan for vulnerable and homeless children in Mauritius (UNICEF)
- Assessment and development of services for orphans and abandoned children in Zimbabwe (Sincerutty Trust Foundation)
- Program Coordinator for Unaccompanied Children, Rwandan Refugee Camp, DRC (CARE)
- Day care and Infant School Project Director, St Lucia, West Indies (CUSO)

Research Interests

Research interests and projects

International ECD
ECD in Emergency and Fragile Contexts
Influencing Change in and through Early Childhood Services
Community Resilience and ECD
Social Inclusion and Respect for Diversity in ECD programs
HIV/AIDS and the Young Child
Transition to school needs of Indigenous families with young children in rural NSW

Grants (selected)

A burning issue: The plight of young children in emergency situations. Raising awareness, identifying capacity and developing plans for enhanced programs and services regarding the issue of disaster risk reduction for young children and families in the Asia Region. UNICEF/ARNEC (with Kathy Cologon)
ECD Emergency Response in Haiti, Unicef/Consultative Group (with Lisa Deters, Kathy Cologon and Emma Pearson)
Developing a conceptual framework for ECD in Cambodia, UNICEF CAMBODIA
Assessment of ECD capacities and needs in Timor Leste, Open Society Institute, UK (with Kathy Cologon)
Early childhood and emergencies: Developing the research agenda. The Consultative Group on Early Childhood Care and Development
HIV/AIDS and the Young Child :An assessment of services for children infected and affected by HIV/AIDS in Namibia, University of Namibia
The health promoting early childhood program: Linking families and communities (with J. Macdonald, K. De Gioia, D. Fraser) NSW Department of Community Services)
Trauma and resilience in Pre School aged children in Australia (with M. Sims, G. Palmer, T. Hutchins) (University of Western Sydney, Edith Cowan University.
Literacies, communities and under 5s (with M. McNaught, L .Makin, J .Ashton, C. Jones-Diaz, L. Arthur).Funders/Partner(s): (Department of Community Services & Department of Education and Training, New South Wales)

Invited Papers (selected, current)

Hayden, J. (2010) We are the world - ECD on the international arena. Invited Key note Macquarie Inaugural Conference on Early Childhood, Sydney
Hayden, J. and Amigo, M. (2010) ECD and Social Change, , UNA -Global Initiative on Children and Ethnic Diversity in Merida, Mexico,
Hayden, J., Amigo, M ., and Arian J. (2010) Research Issues for investigating ECD and Social Change at the ECD Conference ,Invited paper for Indonesian ECD Conference, Yogjakarta, Indonesia
Hayden, J. (2010) Disaster Risk Reduction: Assessing the Needs for Young Children, ARNEC/UNICEF sponsored workshop for PNG, Philippines, Vanuatu and Bangladesh, Macquarie University
Cologon, K. and Hayden, J (2010). ECD and Emergency Situations - an issue for the Asia Pacific. Invited Plenary Speakers, ECD Regional Policy Conference , UNICEF, Port Moresby, PNG
Hayden, J. (2010) ECD and Vulnerable Children in Resource Poor Contexts. Invited Key Note Speaker, First National ECCD Conference, Garoka, Papua New Guinea,
Hayden J. and Cologon K (2009) Setting the research agenda: Emergencies and young children Presentation to the Australian Network on Children and Emergency Situations, Sydney
Hayden, J. (2010) Identifying the issues for young children in emergency, disaster and fragile situations, Coordinator and Chair, UNICEF Emergency Consult, New York,
Hayden, J. (2010) Early Childhood and Disaster Risk Reduction, Invited presentation Global Consult, Global Framework for Quality ECD, New York University, Abu Dhabi
Hayden, J. (2010) Identifying ECD research needs. Presentation UNICEF Global Consult on Developing an International Research Agenda. New York
Hayden, J. and Lindsey, R (2009) Emergency Situations and the Plight of Young Children
Hayden, J. (2009) Confronting macro-level challenges to healthy child development posed by disaster, conflict, disease, and large-scale economic change. Invited paper, Global Consult, Child Development Centre, Harvard University, USA,
Hayden, J. (2009), ECD and Migrant Families in Australia. Invited presentation to Advisory Committee, National Association for Education of Young Children (NAEYC), February.

Community Outreach

Community Outreach (International)

International Steering Committee, UNA, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, May, 2010.
Global Framework for Quality ECD consultation by New York University, Abu Dhabi, April 2010
UNICEF Global Consult on Developing an International Research Agenda. New York, April, 2010
Global Initiative on Children and Ethnic Diversity, Merida, Mexico, March, 2010.
Emergency Education Global Consultation , sponsored by International Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE) , Istanbul, Turkey, March 2009.

Affiliations

Adjunct Professor, University of Victoria, Canada Adjunct Professor, School of Child and Youth
Coordinator, Early Childhood and Social Inclusion, Joint Learning Initative on Chidren and Ethnc Diversity
Coordinator , Early Childhood in Emergency and Post Confict Situations Working Group, Save the Children, Unicef and Consultative Group
Advisor, Early Childhood Programs and Immigrant Families Project, NAEYC, Washington
Advisor, Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD), 2008,
Advisor, International Step by Step Association (ISSA), Promotion and Publications
Advisor, Early Years Northern Ireland, International Advisory Board,
Advisor, Network of European Foundations, 2007
Member, Early Childhood Post Conflict Working Group, Early Years, Northern Ireland and World Forum,
Co-Editor of the international Journal of Early Childhood Development, funded by UNICEF, Nepal.
Member, Strategic Planning Committee, Western Sydney Health Service Area 2001- 2011
Invited participant World Bank Seminar on Early Childhood Development,
Editor, Australian Journal of Early Childhood Vol 25 (1) Leadership in Early Childhood Education, January, 2000
Australian representative on International Committee on Child Care, Department of Human Resource Development, Government of Canada, Ottawa, 1996
Member Psycho/Social Committee for Rwandan Refugee Children, UNHCR, Goma, Zaire, 1994

Publications

Year	Link	Citation
2010		Cologon, K., & Hayden, J. (2010). Seen and heard: Piloting tools for assessing the experiences of young children in bushfire disasters. Colloquium, Children and Families Research Centre, Macquarie University, 12 February, 2010.
2010		Cologon, K. & Hayden, J (2010). ECD and Emergency Situations - an issue for the Asia Pacific. Plenary paper presented at the ECD Regional Policy Conference, UNICEF, Port Moresby, PNG, 28-30 June 2010.
2010		Hayden, J., Dunn, R., & Cologon, K. (2010). Early Childhood Care and Development in Emergency Situations: An annotated bibliography. Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE Geneva)\
2010		Hayden.J (2010) Making a Difference - East and West meet Vygotsky, in Tuna, A. and Hayden,J. (Edts). Early Childhood Programs as the Doorway to Social Cohesion: Application of Vygotsky's Ideas from and East-West Perspective. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing pp 3 - 15
2010		Tuna,A. & Hayden, J. (Edts) (2010) Early Childhood Programs as the Doorway to Social Cohesion: Application of Vygotsky's Ideas from and East-West Perspective. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
2009		Hayden J. & Cologon K. (2009). Setting the research agenda: Emergencies and young children Presentation to the Australian Network on Children and Emergency Situations, Sydney, 24 November 2009.
2009		Hayden, J. (2009). Preparing to scale up: The next step for embedding early childhood programmes. Journal of Early Childhood Development (Vol.IV, p 38-51)
2008		Hayden, J. (2008) Responsive advocacy: Infiltrating the civil landscape. International Step by Step,http://www.diamond-congress.hu/issa2008/03menu/03index.htm.
2007		Hayden, J. and Odena, O. (2007) Social inclusion and respect for diversity: A framework for early childhood programs. Education On-line: http://brs.leeds.ac.uk/cgi-
2007		Hayden, J. (2007, October). Making a difference: Promoting inclusion and respect in early childhood services, (Diversity in Early Childhood Educaton and Training (DECET) http://www.decet.org/brusselsO7/keynotes/hayden
2007		Hayden, J, (2007) Nutrition and Child Development: Global Perspectives, in B.Neugebauer (Edt) Child Development II Seattle: Exchange Press, pp 41-45 (reprinted)
2007		Connolly, P. & Hayden, J. (2007) From Conflict to Peace Building - The Power of Early Childhood Initiatives -Lessons from Around the World. Seattle: Exchange Press.
2006		Tayler, C., Wills, M. Hayden. J. and McDonald, C. (2006) The review of the current approach to the setting of Child Care National Standards. Report. Department of Family and Community Services, Government of Australia
2006		Hayden J, (2006) 'Early childhood services as health promoting settings: A new focus on family partnerships and community building', Journal of Early Childhood Development, vol.3, no., pp 27-47
2006		Hayden J, (2006) 'Beyond the gender differential: Very young children coping with HIV/AIDS', Children and Society, vol.20, no., pp 153-166
2006		Hayden J, 2006 'A programme for all seasons: Health promotion and early childhood services', ChildreNZ Issues, vol.10, no.2, pp 20-26
2006		Hayden, J. & De Gioia, K. (2006). Transition to school in the Sydney Archdioceses. Sydney: University of Western Sydney
2006		Hayden, J., & Hadley, F. (2006). Social capital, participatory management and community development: Sustaining a community organisation in Blacktown. University of Western Sydney & Healthy Childhood Research Group, Sydney: Australia.
2005		Hayden, J. (2005, March). Inside an idea...: Building Bridges: Healing Communities through Early Childhood Education - Powerful Lessons from Northern Ireland and Other Communities Around the World. Proceedings from the World Forum Foundation on Early Childhood Development.
2005		Hayden, J. & De Gioia, K. & Dundas, R. (2005, June). Meeting the Needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Families Entering Preschool and School Systems: Case Studies from Rural Australia. Proceedings from the Our Children the Future 4 Early Childhood Conference, Adelaide.
2005		Hayden, J. (2005, June). Children and displacement. Proceedings of the Third International African Conference on Early Childhood Development, World Bank, Accra, Ghana.
2005		Hayden, J. & Otaala, B. (2005). Very young children affected and infected by HIV/AIDS. International Journal of Early Childhood, 37, (2), 11-20.
2005		De Gioia, K. & Hayden, J. (2005). Developing the community of learners: families and schools working together. A handbook for effective transition to school. Sydney: Catholic Education Office, Sydney Archdiocese.
2005		Hayden, J., De Gioia, K. & Hadley, F. (2005). ECD and health promoting: Building on capacity. International Journal of Early Childhood, 37(2), 67-77.
2004		Hayden, J., De Gioia, K. & Hadley, F. (2003, October). Enhancing supports and networks for families with children aged 0-5 years. In Proceedings from Families First in Practice Conference, Sydney.
2004		Hayden, J. (2004, September). Stigma, discrimination and disclosure: Children and caregivers affected by HIV/AIDS. In Power and Responsibility: Ethics in the 21 Century? Proceedings of the Australian Association for Professional and Applied Ethics Conference, Richmond.
2004		Hayden, J., & Macdonald, J. J. (2004). Health Promotion and Early Childhood. In R. Moodie & A. Hulme (Eds.). Hands on Health Promotion. Oxford: Oxford Press pp 231-242.
2004		Hayden, J., Haihambo, C., Otaala, B. & Zimba, R. (2004). A comparison of living situations for children affected or infected by HIV/AIDS in Windhoek Namibia. Journal of Early Childhood Development, II, 50-68.
2004		Hayden, J. (2004). Out of home care programs: A global analysis. Journal of Child and Youth Care Work, 19, 89-107.
2004		Haihambo, C., Hayden, J., Otaala, B. & Zimba, R. (2004). HIV/AIDS and the Young Child: An assessment of services for young orphans and other vulnerable children affected and infected by HIV/AIDS... Windhoek: University of Namibia Press.
2004		Hayden, J., De Gioia, K. (2004). I'm Starting School! - An interactive package for families and children. Sydney: NSW Department of Education and Training.
2004		Hayden, J. & De Gioia, K. (2004). Transition to school needs: A pilot study of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in rural NSW. Sydney: University of Western Sydney.
2004		Hadley, F , De Gioia, K., & Hayden, J. (2004). Early childhood services as health promoting settings - a program for capacity building. Paper presented at the World Organisation for Early Childhood Education (OMEP) One World: Many Childhoods - strengthening early childhood international links conference, Melbourne, Australia, July.
2003		Hayden, J., De Gioia, K., Fraser, D. & Hadley, F. (2003). The health promoting early childhood setting: linking families and communities: A manual for early childhood services in NSW. Sydney: NSW Department of Community Services.
2003		Hayden, J., De Gioia, K. & Hadley, F. (2003). A sense of belonging: A handbook for enhancing partnerships and networks with culturally and linguistically diverse families in early childhood settings. Sydney: Government of New South Wales, Australia.
2003		Hayden, J., De Gioia, K. & Hadley, F. (2003) Enhancing partnerships and networks with families from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds in New South Wales. Sydney: Government of New South Wales, Australia.
2003		Hayden, J., De Gioia, K. & Hadley, F. (2003). Ensuring equity for families with young children: Transition to school programs in the Inner West. Final report. Sydney: Government of New South Wales, Australia.
2002		Hayden, J. (2002). Out of home care: A global analysis. In Papers from the 2nd International Conference on Early Childhood Development, World Bank, Eritrea.
2002		Hayden, J. (2002). Nutrition and child development: Global perspectives. Child Care Information Exchange, 5 (2), 38-41.
2002		Sims, M., Hayden, J., Palmer, G. and Huchins, T., (2002) 'Young Children Who Have Experienced Refugee or War-related Trauma', European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, vol.10, no.1, pp 99-110
2002		Hayden, J. (2002).Nutrition and child development: Global perspectives. Child Care Information Exchange 5(02), 38-41.
2002		Hayden J, (2002) 'Revisiting the early childhood-health dyad: Implications for policy and practice of health promotion in early childhood.', Delta, vol.54, no.1, pp 57-7
2001		Hayden, J., Fraser, D., & Macdonald, J.J. (2001). The role of early childhood settings in health promotion. Rattler (60), 21-31.
2001		Hayden, J. (2001). A feasibility study and action plan for the development of a foster care service delivery model in Mauritius. Mauritius: UNICEF and Government of Mauritius, Ministry of Women, Welfare and Child Development.
2001		Hayden J., & Macdonald, J.J. (2001). Community centred childcare: A new answer to who benefits? Journal of Australian Research in Early Childhood Education, 8 (1), 23-32.
2000		Hayden, J. (2000). The view from Australia. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Child Care, Child Care Resource and Research Unit, Centre for Urban and Community Studies, University of Toronto.
2000		Makin, L., Hayden, J., & Jones-Diaz, C. (2000). High Quality Literacy Programs in Early Childhood Classrooms: An Australian Case Study. Childhood Education, 76 (6), 368-373.
2000		Sims, M., Hayden, J., Palmer, G., & Hutchins, T. (2000). Young children and trauma. Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 25 (4), 41-46.
2000		Hayden, J. & Macdonald, J.J. (2000). Health promotion: A new leadership role for early childhood professionals. Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 25 (1), 32-41.
2000		Hayden, J. (2000). Hitting the wall: Early childhood education in the primary and tertiary sectors - An Australian case study. In J. Hayden (Ed.), Landscapes in Early Childhood Education: Cross National Perspectives on Empowerment - A Guide for the New Millennium (pp. 113-115). New York: Peter Lang.
2000		Hayden, J. (2000). Early childhood landscapes: A framework for analyses. In J. Hayden (Ed.), Landscapes in Early Childhood Education: Cross National Perspectives on Empowerment - A Guide for the New Millennium (pp. 19-31). New York: Peter Lang.
2000		Hayden, J. (2000). Early childhood education: Multiple perspectives. In J. Hayden (Ed.), Landscapes in Early Childhood Education: Cross National Perspectives on Empowerment - A Guide for the New Millennium (pp. 3-19). New York: Peter Lang.
2000		Hayden, J. (2000). Policy development and change in the Australian landscape: A historical perspective. In J. Hayden (Ed.), Landscapes in Early Childhood Education: Cross National Perspectives on Empowerment - A Guide for the New Millennium (pp. 49-69). New York: Peter Lang.
2000		Hayden, J. (Ed.). (2000). Landscapes in Early Childhood Education: Cross-National Perspectives on Empowerment - A Guide for the New Millennium. New York: Peter Lang.
1999		Hayden, J. (1999). Foster Care in Zimbabwe. Report for Sincerutty Trust, Sydney.
1999		Hayden, J. (1999). The Case for Community Collaboration: A Plan for the Development of a Foster Care Program in Mauritius. Mauritius: UNICEF and Government of Mauritius, Ministry of Women, Welfare and Child Development.
1999		Hayden, J. (1999). Challenges of a neo-liberal approach to child care in Australia. Interaction, 13 (3), 27-31.
1999		Hayden, J. (1999). Delegation: Win-win strategies for managing early childhood settings, Research in Practice Series (Vol. 6). Canberra: AECA.
1998		Hayden, J. (1998). Issues in Pre-primary Education: Australia. University of South Africa News, 19.
1998		Hayden, J. (1998). Dealing with Traumatised Children in Pre-primary Settings. Educare News: Ozisweni Development Organisation, South Africa (September).
1998		Hayden, J. (1998). A Constitutional Solution. Rattler, 45 (Spring), 11-14.
1998		Hayden, J. (1998). Marketing Professionalism. Bedrock, 3 (3), 8-12.
1998		Hayden, J. (1998). The New Early Childhood Professional: Taking a Community Approach. Professional News, 2, 7-9.
1998		Hayden, J. (1998). Dealing with Traumatised Children in Pre-primary Settings. Educare News: Ozisweni Development Organisation, South Africa.
1998		Hayden, J. (1998). Administrators of Early Childhood Services: Responsibilities, supports and training needs. Journal of Australian Research in Early Childhood Education, 6 (1), 23-32.
1997		Hayden, J., & Csespo, M. (1997). Marketing your centre and building teams: Killing two birds. Every Child (Spring), 12-15.
1997		Hayden, J. (1997). Facing the future. Rattler, 44 (Summer), 19.
1997		Hayden, J. (1997). Directors of Early Childhood Services: Experience, preparedness and selection. Journal of Australian Research in Early Childhood Education, 5 (1), 49-62.
1997		Hayden, J. (1997). Australia caveat! Childcare and neo-conservatism. Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 22 (3), 1-7.
1997		Hayden, J. (1997). Child Care Policy in the 1990s - A Case Study of Alberta, Canada. Toronto: Centre for Child Care Research and Resources, University of Toronto.
1996		Hayden, J. (1996). Beyond Mr Bubbles: An analysis of the public image of early childhood care and education in Western Sydney. Journal of Australian Research in Early Childhood Education, 4 (1), 65-77.
1996		Hayden, J. (1996). Management of Early Childhood Services: An Australian Perspective Sydney: Social Science Press.
1995		Hayden, J. (1995). Childcare in a refugee camp. Child Care Information Exchange, (March).
1995		Hayden, J. (1995). Equity vs. education: The case of early childhood education. In M. Kalantzis (Ed.), A Fair Go in Education (pp. 42-50). Canberra: ACSA Publications.
1994		Hayden, J. (1994). The public image of childcare. Every Child (Spring), 8-13.
1994		Hayden, J. (1994). Half full or half empty? Children's services policy and the missing bits. In E. Mellor & K. Coombe (Eds.), Issues in Early Childhood Services. Australian Perspectives (pp. 11-25). New York: WCB.

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