I was invited to curate a research collection for Liberating Childhood. I chose racial justice in ECEC and highlighted 5 articles and 1 book that influenced my understanding of why we need to center racial justice in the early years. Click on the link below to read the research collection!

This is one of the first chapters I wrote about play. I had spent the past few years organizing against GERM neoliberal policies that were harming public education and then I made the connection with play being the antidote to GERM in early childhood education. #PlayIsFreedom #PlayIsLiberation You can find my publications here https://www.djonesconsultant.com/publications

Check out my latest article on play! Can We All Be Free? Stories for Collective Liberation Through Play was published in The Critical Social Educator Journal in September 2025! https://www.tcsejournal.com/.../vol-3.../can-we-all-be-free