Dr Piia Roos Doctor of Education, (EdD), Early Childhood Education University of Tampere Piia Roos (teacher of early years, PhD) has over 10 years of experience as a teacher and a leader in Finnish child care centres. For the past 7 years she has been teaching in vocational college for practical nurses majoring in early childhood education. Now Roos works as a freelance lecturer and an educator. Her special interests are children’s perspective and participation. Her doctoral thesis focuses on children’s narration and the everyday life in Finnish care centres