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Scéalta – The Early Childhood Ireland Blog
ALL POSTS BY LOUISE KILBANE
Advocacy
First 5 – first impressions
By
Louise Kilbane
Tuesday 04 December 2018
19th November – First 5 Launch First 5 – My first day impression! The long awaited day for those of us who work with children in Ireland was finally here – the much talked about, debated, and discussed ten-year strategy was to be launched. Having heard snippets over the weekend in the media, I was […]
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