A cross-cultural exploration of early childhood educators’ beliefs and experiences around the use of touchscreenFootnote¹

1 For the purposes of this paper, the term 'touchscreens' is used to refer to hand held digital devices such as tablets and smartphones which have a touch controlled interface. The term also includes interactive whiteboards which are widely used in early years settings.

technologies with children under 3 years of age

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