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Benefits of Membership

Becoming a member of Early Childhood Ireland offers you the opportunity to become part of the recognised professional body and voice of early childhood care and education in Ireland, with a range of value added benefits of membership, at the most competitive rate.

With a membership of over 3,200 Early Childhood Ireland is focused on the comprehensive provision of early childhood care and education, with positive outcomes for children.

As an organisation Early Childhood Ireland has the strengths, resources, expertise and experience to provide the best possible service to members.

As a member of Early Childhood Ireland you can automatically avail of benefits of membership in the following key areas:

 

 

Quality Enhancement

  • Access to Early Childhood Specialists via email, phone and website on a daily basis

  • Free access to the Early Childhood Ireland national biannual road shows and supporting publications

  • Support and advice from an experienced team of Síolta Co-ordinators and Early Childhood Specialists

  • Access to podcasts which will support you in providing quality early childhood care and education experiences for the children in your care

  • Online Síolta

  • Participation in the Aistear in Action project for selected services

  • Early Childhood Ireland Annual Innovation Awards

  • Early Childhood Ireland Learning Stories Awards

  • Early Childhood Ireland Quality Programme

 

Promoting your Business

  • Opportunities to advertise your service on the Early Childhood Ireland website, through the childcare search facility

  • Take part in Early Childhood Ireland’s annual National Pyjama Day, giving visibility to your service and supporting you in promoting your business at a local and national level

 

Professional Development

  • Priority booking and discounted rates on an extensive programme of regional and national conferences, seminars, workshops and training courses

  • Discounted rates and access to accredited online training at FETAC Levels 4, 5 and 6

  • Early reminder of call for applications to the Early Childhood Ireland/Froebel College Level 8 Honours Degree in Early childhood teaching and learning

  • Access to both funded and non-funded international study groups across Europe, available exclusively to Early Childhood Ireland members

  • Early Childhood Ireland, as the Irish Reggio International partner, provides networking opportunities and publications for early childhood care and education providers inspired by the Reggio approach

 

Information and Support

  • Expert advice and support from an Early Childhood Specialist in relation to practice, business, HR and legal issues

  • Free subscription to the Early Childhood Ireland EZine which is a monthly newsletter, distributed by email and covering the latest news, policy and practice. This EZine is essential reading for everyone working with children and their families in Ireland.

  • Exclusive access to supporting documentation to enhance practice e.g. support and supervision templates, policy and procedure templates etc.

 

Exclusive O2 Tariff for Members

  • All members AND their staff can avail of the very competitive O2 Membership Tariff of €24.60 pm including VAT.
    THIS INCLUDES :-

  • Unlimited calls to ALL Irish mobile networks AND Local and National landlines

    UNLIMITED Texts to all Irish mobile networks

    Choose from a free Samsung Smart Phone or go for the Nokia Lumia 800 for just €79.00!  For further details download the Details of the o2 Tariff.   

 

Networking

  • Opportunities to share opinions, information and news and provide input through Members’ Forums

  • Ongoing opportunities to network with other Early Childhood Ireland members at a regional and national level

 

Insurance

  • All members have access to a new comprehensive, extensive and competitive insurance package which is exclusive to Early Childhood Ireland

 

Discounts

  • Access to affinity schemes offering discounts to Early Childhood Ireland members on a wide range of products and services

  • Discounts on Early Childhood Ireland publications and resources from the Early Childhood Ireland online store

  • Discounted rates on international publications from Reggio and Ferre Laevers

 

Advocacy

  • Early Childhood Ireland continues to advocate on behalf of its members on current issue and topics

  • As a member of Early Childhood Ireland you have an opportunity to inform position papers, pre budget submissions, policy responses etc. at a national and international level

  • Early Childhood Ireland members have an opportunity to contribute to member research, used to identify current issues for members and link policy to practice