Response to Tusla’s Early Years Inspectorate Annual Report
December 22, 2016
High quality settings are characterised by warm, respectful relationships and clear, open communication between staff, parents and children. We all share the responsibility to ensure that children enjoy a happy and life enhancing childhood wherever they are.
Press Release
December 16, 2016
Our initial reaction to the new Free Childcare for Homeless Children scheme announced by the Minister for Children & Youth Affairs on Thursday 15th December.
ECI Response to Budget 2017
October 11, 2016
Early Childhood Ireland welcomes new childcare scheme but cautions that overall package will not address the sector’s sustainability crisis.
Real Cost of Providing Childcare Report Launch
September 29, 2016
Early Childhood Ireland launched a new report today entitled ‘Doing the Sums: The Real Cost of Providing Childcare’ with Meehan Tully & Associates Ltd.
Warning issued by Early Childhood Ireland
September 25, 2016
Quality and availability of childcare will drop if Government doesn’t act fast to address the crisis of sustainability due to continued State underfunding, low pay rates and problems with recruitment and retention of childcare professionals.
EECERA told parents should be gardeners, rather than carpenters
September 3, 2016
This is according to Alison Gopnik, a cognitive scientist and professor of psychology and philosophy at the University of California and author of “Against Parenting” who was keynote speaker at the EECERA (European Early Childhood Research Association) conference today (Saturday 3rd September 2016), hosted by Early Childhood Ireland in DCU, which was attended by almost 1,000 early childhood educators and researchers from around the world.
Education-focused Inspection Reports
July 1, 2016
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.
Press Release: Early Childhood Ireland welcomes the appointment of Katherine Zappone
May 6, 2016
“We welcome the appointment of Katherine Zappone as Minister for Children and Youth Affairs and Richard Bruton as Minister for Education and Skills.
Next Gov must Develop a Childcare Subsidy
April 22, 2016
“The next Government must develop a Childcare Subsidy, not a tax credit,” according to Teresa Heeney CEO of Early Childhood Ireland.
National Higher Education Programme for Inclusion Coordinators
April 6, 2016
€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
