The Centre for and Innovation in Early Childhood (CEIEC) was established in 2001 under the leadership of Professor Glenda Mac Naughton as a specialised early childhood research and teaching centre within the Department of Learning and Educational Development at the University of Melbourne. It is now located within the Melbourne Graduate School of Education.
The CEIEC was the first centre of its kind internationally committed specifically to working for equitable change in early childhood education. The CEIEC's mission is to champion children's rights and social justice in and through research, policy development, consultation and advice, and training in services for young children and their families.
