Sophia Laqua

Sophia Laqua, BA, is a Researcher at the Protestant University of Applied Sciences Freiburg (Evangelische Hochschule Freiburg) in Germany, specializing in early childhood education and language development within daycare settings. She serves as the primary contact for the university's professional development program in daycare language profiling, which confers a University Certificate as a Language and Communication Specialist.

Her educational background includes a Bachelor of Arts degree. Ms. Laqua is currently coordinating two major training initiatives: the 5th Advanced Training Course in Language for Daycare Professionals (December 2, 2024 – March 31, 2026) and the 6th course (November 6, 2025 – March 12, 2026), both fully booked and operating in hybrid (online/presence) formats under the Childhood Education/Child and Youth Research research area.

Her core research interests include:

• Language acquisition and assessment in preschool environments
• Development of daycare language profiling methodologies
• Professional competency building for early childhood educators
• Integration of communication strategies in childcare settings
• Educational frameworks for multilingual daycare contexts
• Evidence-based language intervention programs

Ms. Laqua actively contributes to the university's mission in childhood education through practical training programs that bridge research and professional application in daycare environments.