This membership category is for individuals with a professional interest in the Early Years and School Age Care sector who wish to engage with, learn from, and support the work of Early Childhood Ireland. This may include individual staff members, students, researchers, parents, policy makers, sector stakeholders and others who share an interest in quality, practice, policy and professional development across the sector.

By becoming a Professional Member of Early Childhood Ireland, you agree to support the vision and mission of the organisation and to be bound by the following Terms and Conditions:

Membership Term
The membership term is 12 months and runs from 1 October – 30 September. Membership may be renewed on payment of the prevailing fee and in accordance with the terms and conditions then in force. Early Childhood Ireland reserves the right to change the membership term with advance notice to our members of these changes.

Lapsed Membership
Access to benefits and services will cease for memberships which are not renewed by 31 October. Renewal after this period will incur an administration fee of €25.

Rules of Use
Each Early Childhood Ireland membership number is a unique identification number, is for the use of the setting to which it is issued only and is not transferrable. It is a condition of membership that members do not forward membership material to non-members or share a membership number across more than one setting, or with non-members. Failure to honour this condition will be grounds for termination of membership. To protect member and organisational security, website usernames and passwords must not be shared or used by any person other than the authorised user.

ECI Professional Learning Hub

Access to the ECI Professional Learning Hub is linked to the membership type held with Early Childhood Ireland. Different membership types provide different levels of access to courses, resources and services within the Hub.

Access to the ECI Professional Learning Hub is provided through membership held by the individual and must not be shared with any other individuals or third parties.

Use of the ECI Professional Learning Hub is subject to the ECI Professional Learning Hub Terms and Conditions.

* Restricted access

Download Library
Documents downloaded from the download library are for member use only. It is a condition of membership that members do not forward/share membership material to non-members.

Turnaround Times
We endeavour to respond to all member queries within 24 hours or by the next business day. If your query is urgent, please contact us directly on 01-4057100.

Termination
The Board of Early Childhood Ireland may move to invoke Article 15.7 of the Constitution, which allows for expulsion of a member where continued membership would be injurious to and not in the best interests of the organisation.

GDPR
Early Childhood Ireland respects your privacy and your rights to control your personal data. We inform you about what data we collect from you and why we collect it. The Early Childhood Ireland Privacy Statement explains the personal information that we collect from you, how we will use it and how we protect it. Full details are on our Data Protection Policy and Privacy Policy.

Call Recording
Early Childhood Ireland is committed to providing quality customer service. To enable us to serve you better calls may be recorded for training and quality purposes. Full details are on our Data Protection Policy and Privacy Policy.

Refunds
Refund of a membership fee is solely at the discretion of Early Childhood Ireland.

Immediate access and waiver of cancellation rights
By completing your membership purchase, you request immediate access to membership benefits. You acknowledge that, once access to services has begun, you lose your statutory right to withdraw from the contract within 14 days.

Keeping you Informed
Early Childhood Ireland’s communication with our members is one of our most important roles as a membership organisation. We are focused on building strong relationships with our members and plan our communications to ensure that you receive relevant information, updates and advice in a coordinated way at a time that suits you. We strongly believe in open, two-way communication and use the following direct channels to regularly communicate: email, phone, post and sms text message. You will automatically be opted in to receive these communications unless you advise us otherwise.

You can amend your marketing communication preferences at any time by calling (01) 405-7100 or email us at membership@earlychildhoodireland.ie.

Mutual Dignity and Respect
Early Childhood Ireland is committed to providing a high-quality service with mutual respect, collaboration, openness, safety and equality, and to promoting an environment that is free from discrimination. Bullying and harassment of any kind by any person towards another will not be tolerated. Full details on of our Member Code of Conduct.

Use of the Early Childhood Ireland Logo
All Members must agree to follow these guidelines in order to be given full permission to use the logo.

Do:
– Use on all your promotional material.
– Link the Early Childhood Ireland membership logo to our website.
– Keep the surrounding area clear of any text, lines or edges of pages, in order to maximise impact.
– Portray Early Childhood Ireland in a positive light.
– Only use the high-resolution file which you downloaded.
– If at any stage Early Childhood Ireland requests that you remove our logo or change the format, then please do so promptly.

Do not:
– Change the logo in any way.
– Use our logo in a way that implies a partnership, support or endorsement of a company or product unless prior written approval has been given.
– Use our logo in connection with any cause other than to portray membership.
– Compromise the integrity of our logo in any way.

Changes to Terms and Conditions
Early Childhood Ireland may make reasonable changes to these terms and conditions, from time to time, with advance notice to our members of these changes.

Constitution
Membership is subject to the clauses outlined in the Constitution of Early Childhood Ireland.