early years education

A formally dressed early-years teacher sits at an office desk looking toward a playful preschool classroom revealed inside an open suit jacket, symbolising the tension between dress-code expectations and the reality of early-years teaching.

2026-08-31

EY Teacher Dress Code: Does Comfort Matter?

@chireveti Work, Culture & Life child wellbeing, Classroom Practice, early childhood education, early years education, early years pedagogy, early years teacher, education in India, EY teacher dress code, play based learning, preschool education, teacher comfort, teacher dress code, teacher wellbeing 0

We expect early-years teachers to move like athletes, work like educators and somehow dress like office executives. At what point did that become professional?

Young child independently pouring water at a table while an adult observes from a distance, illustrating independence in children and everyday problem-solving.

2026-06-15

Why Are We Surprised When Children Are Capable?

@chireveti Life in Plain Sight child development, child independence, confidence, early years education, executive functioning, parenting, play-based learning, preschool education, resilience 0

he more time I spent around children, the more I found myself wondering why adults were so often surprised by things that seemed entirely normal to me. The question was never whether children were capable. The question was when we stopped expecting them to be.