Thanks to funding from the Dept. of Children and Youth Affairs, 29 bursaries of €350 each towards the conference fee of €450 will be available to applicants who wish to attend the EECERA conference in Dublin from 31st August to 3rd Sept. 2016.
Early Childhood Ireland invites members to put themselves forward to be on a Policy and Implementation Panel for discussions and consultations on key policy issues concerning early childhood education and care, and how policy is being implemented.
The new regulations will come into effect on a phased basis from 30th June 2016. TUSLA are holding information sessions nationwide. Early Childhood Ireland will be in attendance at these events.
As we approach the end of another year, we are mindful that for many children, the end of an era looms and a bright, exciting, possibly scary, new beginning in ‘big’ school lies in wait.
Katherine Zappone has been appointed new Minister for Children and Youth Affairs and Richard Bruton has been named the new Minister for Education and Skills.