Last week the ESRI published a new report called Intergenerational Poverty in Ireland. This report looks at the persistence of poverty between generations in the Irish context. The motivation for the report is that understanding how strong the association between financial circumstances in childhood and adulthood, including the mechanisms that underpin this relationship, is important
The Scottish government recently published its strategic ‘childcare’ plan to guide them through the years 2022 to 2026. Titled “Best Start”, the policy outlined in the plan contributes to national outcomes focused on children and young people, education, health and poverty. The overall policy vision for Best Start is making Scotland the best place in
The OECD has released Education at a Glance 2022, a source for data on the state of education around the world. It covers all levels of education, from early years to tertiary. Enrolment The report details that early childhood education is important to give students from all backgrounds an equal start in their education. The
Follow up on Garda Vetting links It’s a very busy time of year for Garda Vetting, so please be sure to follow up on Garda Vetting links with your applicant to ensure that they have received and completed the link sent to them by the National Vetting Bureau. In some cases it is possible that
Last week, the Minister for Finance Paschal Donoghue TD and the Minister for Public Expenditure Michael McGrath TD addressed the Dáil to set out the measures contained in Budget 2023. These included the announcement that spending on early years and school age care will exceed €1bn in 2023. Early Childhood Ireland commended the Government for
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Funded by the Irish Government under the National Development Plan, 2018-2027 Company Registration No: 506235
Charity No CHY: 19987
Registered Charity No: 20078904
Funded by the Irish Government under the National Development Plan, 2018-2027 Company Registration No: 506235
Charity No CHY: 19987
Registered Charity No: 20078904
