Month: May 2021

Early Childhood Ireland Childcare Barometer 2021

The Early Childhood Ireland Childcare Barometer 2021 was released yesterday, Monday 15 February 2021. This is the fourth edition of the annual poll, which gauges public attitudes to early years care and education in Ireland. As in previous years, Early Childhood Ireland commissioned RED C to conduct the poll, which surveys a nationally representative sample

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Press Release: Childcare Barometer 2021

Early Childhood Ireland Barometer shows strong public support for Government investment and better employment conditions in childcare sector   Almost three-quarters of adults in Ireland believe the Government must ensure childcare providers have enough funding to operate under Covid-19 restrictions. That’s according to the Childcare Barometer 2021, published today (15.02.21) by Early Childhood Ireland, the

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Call for abstract submissions – Ends today!

Early Childhood Ireland is delighted to invite you to submit an abstract for an oral presentation/poster presentation/self-organised symposium for consideration at our Online Research Symposium 2021. The theme of the event, which takes place on our new, innovative virtual platform from 4pm on 23 April and from 11am on 24 April 2021, is Researching Early

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Report Card 2021

On February 23, the Children’s Rights Alliance launched the Report Card 2021. The Report Card is an annual publication that aims to assess the government’s performance against its own commitments. Report Card 2021 is the first analysis of last year’s Programme for Government. The government’s performance is graded by an independent panel of experts from

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Better Start Quality Development Service

  Better Start Quality Development Service is a national initiative established by the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY) to bring an integrated national approach to developing quality in Early Learning and Care (ELC) settings for children aged from birth to six years in Ireland. Better Start delivers State-funded supports, including: •

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Engaging while apart

During level 5 restrictions, you might like to send some resources to parents, to support them in playing and interacting with their children at home using free or low-cost resources in their home and community.  Early Childhood Ireland developed these 13 engaging videos (all less than 3 minutes long) First 5 | Preschool at Home

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