Early Childhood Ireland offers a range of non-accredited training as follows. Please click on link to view the specific workshops available for a particular theme:

Programmes

Each of the following topics are explored in depth over a number of workshops (a minimum of 3). These programmes can be delivered through your local County Childcare Committee or directly in your service.  You could also join up with other services in your area to avail of these programmes. We can take up to 20 on each programme.

• Play and Learning with Young Children
• Inspiring Play
• Quality Awareness Programme for Childminders
• Marte Meo Programme
• Key Worker
• Parent and Toddler
• Quality Play Programme
• Quality Outdoor Play
• Baby Room Project
• Manual Handling 
• Paediatric First Aid
• Refresher Paediatric First Aid
• Occupational First Aid
• Refresher Occupational First Aid
• Primary Food Handlers (EHOA)
• Leadership in Early Year’s Settings
• Music
• Reggio Emilia Approach
• Environments
• Documenting the Early Childhood Curriculum
• Working with Babies and Toddlers
• Children’s Spaces
• Partnerships with Family/Community

Workshops

Early Childhood Ireland workshops can be delivered in 2 hour sessions or tailored to suit your particular needs. They provide information on particular topics on a one off basis. These workshops can be delivered through your local County Childcare Committee or directly in your service.  You could also join up with other services in your area to avail of these workshops. We can take up to 20 on each workshop.

The workshops are categorised under the following themes, please click on the link to view the specific workshops available for a particular theme:

• Aistear
• Child Development
• Documentation and Observation
• Children’s Spaces
• Equality and Diversity
• Infants and Toddlers
• Language and Literacy
• Play Activities
• Practitioner Roles
• Reggio Emilia Approach
• School Age Childcare
• Síolta
• Well Being/Behaviour
• The Voice of the Child
• Fire Safety Awareness
• Critical Incident Training

Mentoring Support

We provide on-site mentoring/support for members of Early Childhood Ireland.  We can come to your service and provide support on all aspects of pedagogy.

If you are interested in any of the above please contact our Programme Co-ordinator on 01 4040687 or email (Enable Javascript to see the email address)