Dr Mine Conkbayir

Speaker Summary

Award-winning author, trainer and researcher, Dr Mine Conkbayir has worked in early childhood education and care for 25 years.

She is a recipient of the Nursery Management Today Top 5 Most Inspirational People in Childcare Award. Mine passionately bridges the knowledge gap between neuroscience and early years.

She wrote the first-ever NCFE Neuroscience in Early Years qualifications and its award-winning accompanying textbooks and created the two times award-winning free app, the Keep Your Cool Toolbox. Her latest award-winning book, Early Childhood and Neuroscience, is in its second edition.
She is an Ambassador for Trauma-Informed Schools UK.

Areas of Expertise

Early Years – Neuroscience

Full Profile

Full list of publications:

Early Childhood and Neuroscience: Theory, Research and Implications for Practice (1st ed.)
Early Childhood and Neuroscience: Theory, Research and Implications for Practice (2nd ed.)
The Neuroscience of the Developing Child: Self-Regulation for Wellbeing and a Sustainable Future
NCFE CACHE Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Adverse Childhood Experiences
Maya’s ACE Adventures!: A Story to Celebrate Children’s Resilience Following Adverse Childhood
Experiences
Nurturing Children’s Resilience Following Adverse Childhood Experiences: An Adult Guide (Maya’s ACE
Adventures!)”

Publications
  • Nursery World: Childcare Expo
  • Early Childhood Theories and Contemporary Issues: An Introduction
  • The Neuroscience of the Developing Child: Self-Regulation for Wellbeing and a Sustainable Future

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