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unique opportunity for early childhood professionals to share their ideas so that the
children in their care, the educators in their classes and the systems for which they are
responsible all benefit from the conference deliberations.
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Sue Dockett is a Professor and
Bob Perry is an Associate Professor at
Murray School of Education,
Charles Sturt University,
Albury, Australia
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