The Fawcett Society in the United Kingdom has just published Transforming Early Childhood Education and Care: Sharing International Learning Part 2. This report is part 2 of a project which examines five other countries and territories, all of which have undergone significant reforms to their Early Years systems and considers them in relation to the
Tuesday, 23 April 2024 ‘The power of pyjamas!’ – Over €285,000 raised for autism support and eco-education initiatives on 20th anniversary of National Pyjama Day Early Childhood Ireland has today announced the total amount raised by children across Ireland as part of their 20th National Pyjama Day. Over €285,000 (€287,611.52) was donated to two child-centred
In recent months, the Tusla Early Years Inspectorate has provided a number of regulatory notices and updates which have sought to make implementation of the regulations more straightforward and flexible, and provide transparency and accountability to the inspection process. These changes are often flagged for providers on the Tusla Early Years Inspectorate website, along with
Lullabies from around the world help to foster inclusion and celebrate multilingualism in Early Years settings nationwide . Thursday, April 11, 2024 1,250 Early Years settings caring for babies and young children aged from birth to 2-years all over Ireland will this week receive the gift of an illustrated children’s book of lullabies in a
In the second edition of our new monthly feature, Making the News, we recap our media footprint around key events, including the launch of our Single Agency proposal and the Early Childhood Barometer 2024. In February, Early Childhood Ireland was featured in 12 web articles, 3 printed articles, and across 30 radio stations countrywide, including
Early Childhood Ireland proposals are included in key Oireachtas report Early Childhood Ireland is pleased to see that our main recommendations and policy proposals for the Early Years and School Age Care sector (EY and SAC) have been included in the final report of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth’s
Children’s Committee report on challenges facing the Early Childhood Care and Education Sector a welcome step in the right direction Wednesday, March 6, 2024 Early Childhood Ireland welcomes the publication on Tuesday, 5 March 2024 of the Joint Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth’s report on the challenges facing the Early
In her recent podcast, Niki Buchan mentions several Adventurous Play resources that can be used to support educators in the Early Years and School Age Care sector, as they plan to introduce experiences like real tools. These sample benefit risk assessments will help educators identify the benefits of a proposed activity, as well as any
Introduction This month, Eurostat published new statistics available through a new indicator for measuring ‘Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration’. These statistics measure the participation of children in Early Years and can be filtered by their age group and duration. The development of this indicator and collection of this data
Heritage Languages – Resources to nurture and develop practice Louise Tobin – 18 October 2022 Heritage Languages: Promoting Linguistic and Cultural Diversity Suzanne McCarthy – 11 October 2022 As Gaeilge: A living language in an Naíonra Máire Ní Chéitinn – 04 October 2022 My daughter’s name means “fortune of the moon” Valerie Gaynor – 27
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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
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