Dr. Krystyna Heland-Kurzak is a researcher of Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) at the Maria Grzegorzewska University, Warsaw, Poland. Her pedagogical research are grounded in professionalisation in early childhood education and a qualitative research paradigm. She is interested in spaces where wellbeing and professional identity of childcare workers meet with a particular focus on researching formal and informal practice in ECEC.