“Developing creativity is the premise for making the most of what is learnable but not teachable. It is at the heart of innovation and creating a sustainable society it is a cure for the uniformity produced by globalisation” Andrea Ginzburg When the infant toddler centres of Reggio Emilia are mentioned one automatically thinks about
Over the past month Early Childhood Ireland has been advocating on behalf of our members to the Government and participating in a number of policy level discussions, as well as trying to get the best deals for our members on a number of affiliations. ______________________________________________________________________ Early Childhood Ireland response to capital funding announcement Capital
We had a wonderful time at our conference Healthy, Happy, Able… are Irish Children Fit for Life? Thank you to everyone who made it on the day. We got a huge amount of media coverage for a very important national policy issue. The atmosphere and energy from all the delegates was a sight to behold.
Until recently the responsibility for notification and inspection of preschool services lay with HSE. This changed with the introduction of the Child and Family Act 2013 and the establishment of Tusla, The Child and Family Agency (CFA) on 1st January 2014. Early Childhood Ireland provided an opportunity for members to put their questions
Early Childhood Ireland and Dublin Zoo have teamed up to launch two great programmes for preschoolers Winter Woollies and Farm-tastic Foods. Both Programmes are designed to help pre-schoolers make the connection between their food, their clothes, the farm and nature. The programme will run from 10th March to the end of May 2014, Monday to Friday
“Knowing where you are, where you find yourself, helps you to develop a sense of your own identity and your place in the world….Every place has its own spirit, its own past and its own aspirations,” Jerome Bruner. We found ourselves recently, and ‘found ourselves’ being the crucial words, attending the Reggio Children International Network
Name: Bridget Woods Location: Duleek, Co.Meath Type of Service: Sessional Service Number of children: 44 Number of staff: 5 Number of years in operation: 16 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————– Tell us how Aistear/Síolta has impacted on your service We are engaged with the Siolta Quality Assurance Programme at the moment and since we became involved we
Would you like to be included on our panel of trainers? We are looking for qualified, experienced Trainers to deliver QQI accredited programmes at Level 5 and 6. We are currently updating our panel of trainers to deliver QQI Level 5 and 6 Early Childhood Care and Education programmes. The criteria to apply for a
Our society depends upon engineers to design every aspect of our lives — where we live, what we drive, how we communicate and even what we eat. Engineers take ideas and turn them into reality, using science, technology and ingenuity. They are masters of problem-solving and creative design. Engineers are in demand worldwide because they
We know our members are extremely busy so we have compiled a summary of what’s going on below: Early Childhood Ireland AGM and Conference 2014 Save the Date! Happy, Healthy, Able… Are Irish children Fit for Life? Early Childhood Ireland Annual Conference 2014 Saturday 5th April – Croke Park _________________________________________________________________________ Child and Family Agency –
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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
