PRESS RELEASE: Early Childhood Ireland welcomes the publication of the first batch of reports on Education-focused Inspection in Early Years Settings, but urges the Government to increase funding for the ECCE free preschool scheme to ensure it can function better Commenting today Teresa Heeney CEO of Early Childhood Ireland said:“We welcome, hot off the press,
“The next Government must develop a Childcare Subsidy, not a tax credit.” This is according to Teresa Heeney CEO of Early Childhood Ireland as we head into a weekend where Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil seem to be making progress in their discussions on a new government. She says: “It is imperative that whatever
Early Childhood Ireland welcomes the appointment of Katherine Zappone as Minister for Children and Youth Affairs and Richard Bruton as Minister for Education and Skills “We welcome the appointment of Katherine Zappone as Minister for Children and Youth Affairs and Richard Bruton as Minister for Education and Skills. We are confident that their respective appointments
€5.4 million awarded for national higher education programme for inclusion coordinators in early years settings who will champion and co-ordinate better access to early education for children with additional needs A consortium including Mary Immaculate College (MIC), Early Childhood Ireland and Maynooth University – Froebel Department of Primary and Early Childhood Education, has been awarded
Download the full Survey Summary data here: Post Budget Survey Results Summary Survey of preschools and creches nationwide highlights key challenges in implementing expanded ECCE (free preschool) scheme, as Early Childhood Ireland recommends key areas for further investment to make this scheme deliverable. “There are significant problems with the implementation of the expanded ECCE (free preschool) scheme,
Reaction from Early Childhood Ireland to €1.5 million ‘Learner Fund 4’ as announced by Minister for Children James Reilly today We welcome this additional funding stream for training, as announced by the Minister for Children James Reilly, and we acknowledge that we are moving towards a funding model to fuel capacity in the early childhood
Budget reaction from Early Childhood Ireland, the representative group for 3,500 childcare professional members who support over 100,000 children and their families through preschool, afterschool and full daycare provision nationwide. Today, the government is taking a first step to what must be a planned and substantial increase in state investment, recognising the value of quality
Statement from Teresa Heeney CEO of Early Childhood Ireland – “Tusla, the Child and Family Agency agency charged with inspection of preschools, must be held to account for too few inspectors, too few inspections and too little progress in delivering a robust, consistent and regular inspection process. This is according to Teresa Heeney CEO of
Early Childhood Ireland welcomes Minister Frances Fitzgerald’s announcement today of the allocation of €900,000 in funding to support Level 5 and Level 6 training programmes for those already working in the early childhood care and education care sector, which will be supplemented by a further €1.5 million in 2014. Welcoming the announcement today, Irene Gunning,
Early Childhood Ireland’s prebudget submission entitled “Getting the Best Start” challenges Government to move beyond the rhetoric and to make additional investment of €351 million in the early childhood education sector in 2015 via increased capitation, training and support for children with special needs. “The bottom line in our prebudget submission entitled ‘Getting the Best
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Registered Charity No: 20078904
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