30th April 2012

Little Folk Preschool in Our Lady’s School Ballinteer is overall national winner of the Learning Stories Award from Early Childhood Ireland … Read More

30th April 2012

Little Friends Playgroup Swords (also known as “Joan’s Playgroup”) is overall national winner of the Innovation Award from Early Childhood Ireland … Read More

1st March 2012

New preschool programme called ‘Exploring & Thinking’ which is a joint initiative between Dublin Zoo and Early Childhood Ireland launches today. … Read More

27th February 2012

Statement from Early Childhood Ireland in response to Dublin coroner Dr. Brian Farrell’s call on the HSE to ban popcorn from preschool facilities in the wake of tragic incident in Limerick in March 2011 when an 18 month old child died when she choked on a popcorn kernel. … Read More

26 January 2012

Early Childhood Ireland’s response to Minister Fitzgerald’s announcement of Ireland’s First National Early Years Strategy … Read More

25 January 2012

Minister for Children and Youth Affairs launches National Pyjama Day 2012 … Read More

7 December 2011

Early Childhood Ireland calls for clarification on adjustments to free preschool scheme and says that ratios of adults to children can only be increased through change in regulations … Read More

15 November 2011

Early Childhood Ireland urges caution about Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton’s proposal to transfer responsibility for paying sick pay from her Department to employers in the early childcare and education sector … Read More