Honouring the competences of young children

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Guðrún Alda Hardardóttir is a contemporary colleague with joint research interests, anchored in Iceland, and in Sweden. We have both researched preschool pedagogy, the view of the child, play, and education for sustainability. The aim of this article is to highlight the view on toddlers and play in the Swedish preschool, and how universal access to preschools in the Nordic countries has influenced societal and educational understandings of childhood. Parallel to this development, the global policy and implementation of children’s rights has strengthened children’s position in society. Furthermore, the article aims to campaign for children‘s rights as actors in education for sustainability. By analyzing the influence of these access policies and their alignment with global children’s rights initiatives, the article underscores the importance of Early Childhood Education for Sustainability, advocating young children as key contributors to transformative societal changes.