Júlia Formosinho is Professor of Early Childhood at the Catholic University of Portugal. Together with her husband João Formosinho she founded the Childhood Association which promotes the rights of children in deprived inner city areas to well being and learning. She is a member of the Board of Trustees of the European Early Childhood Education Research Association (EECERA) and founding member and vice president of the Latin American network on early childhood (ILADEI).