Dr Red Ruby Scarlet is an activist, early childhood teacher-researcher, consultant, artist and academic. She has worked in early childhood for more than 30 years and is devoted to creative, imaginative and inclusive practices that promote dignity and integrity. Red has developed curriculum and learning frameworks nationally and internationally, and has received awards for her teaching and advocacy.

Red has published widely, foregrounding the stories of teacher-research projects she has led and contributed to. She is committed to raising the voices of early childhood teachers and educators as they tell and write their own stories. Her books include The Anti-Bias Approach in Early Childhood (4th Edition), Becoming With Art in Early Childhood and That Music Book. Her work also includes consultancy, professional learning, and pedagogical and artist residencies. Red is the Founding Chair of the Social Justice In Early Childhood Foundation and co-writer and performer of The National Quality Framework – The Musical!