Student Membership
This membership category is suitable for anyone who is currently a student. A copy of your student ID is required or confirmation from your training provider if you do not hold a student card.
Price: €35.00
All Memberships run over 1 year (1 October to 30 September). A copy of your student ID is required.
What you get for your membership
Advice and Support
- Download Library - Access to the members only section of the website which includes regulation, HR materials and updated policies for early learning and care and school age childcare members.
- Our Research and Professional Learning team aims to inspire and enable members to provide quality experiences and environments for babies, young children and their families.
Cost Savings
- Free webinars and podcasts to assist with practice, featuring national and international guest speakers.
- Discounted pricing for our National Annual Conference/Research Symposium and Awards.
- Discounts - Affinity deals from Wesco, ReCreate, Dublin Zoo, Three, Safefood and others.
- Online Shop - Member prices on resources from our shop including: safety products, HR resources, story books, toys, GDPR training packs, PPE and free resources.
Stay Informed
- Early Times Weekly Ezine - Our weekly ezine is full of up to date information and developments in our sector.
- Early Times Quarterly Magazine - Issued quarterly, our magazine is a very useful resource for you and your staff.
- Inspiring Practice Monthly Ezine – Issued monthly, this email brings theory, practice and innovative approaches on pedagogy to our members.
- Website – Members Only Section - Access to a range of resources and information.
- Advocacy in Action – Our monthly advocacy update.
- Frequent sectoral updates - The Communications team keep members up to date with developments in our sector via email/text/website and social media.
- Blogs – Our Scéalta blog draws on the expertise and good practice in settings, giving a platform for Early Childhood Ireland members and the wider early learning and care community to contribute their voice and share ideas.
- Social Media – Join us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn.
Policy, Advocacy, Campaigning
- We are the ‘go to’ early years organisation for both national media and local media
- In 2019/2020, we secured more than 1,500 pieces of coverage, highlighting the importance of our sector to the society and economy
- Our Policy and Advocacy team involves members in internal and external high-level research projects.
- We support members to participate in a range of national forums and consultation processes. This has led to important policy developments and positive changes for settings around Ireland.
- We engage with politicians and other policy makers on a daily basis, ensuring they have accurate and timely updates about the challenges facing our members, while lobbying them to put babies and children at the heart of policy change.
Networking
- Consultations
- National forums
- Member reference groups
- Focus groups
Get your Membership today
Join Now
Early Childhood Ireland is the leading organisation in the sector, working to ensure quality experiences for children in early learning and care and school age childcare settings.
If you wish to become a member of Early Childhood Ireland please click below.
Student Membership
This membership category is suitable for anyone who is currently a student. A copy of your student ID is required or confirmation from your training provider if you do not hold a student card.
Price: €35.00
All Memberships run over 1 year (1 October to 30 September). A copy of your student ID is required.
What you get for your membership
Advice and Support
- Download Library - Access to the members only section of the website which includes regulation, HR materials and updated policies for early learning and care and school age childcare members.
- Our Research and Professional Learning Team aims to inspire and enable members to provide quality experiences and environments for babies, children and their families.
Cost Savings
- Free webinars and podcasts to assist with practice, featuring national and international guest speakers.
- Discounted pricing for our National Annual Conference/Research Symposium and National Awards.
- Discounts - Affinity deals from Wesco, ReCreate, Dublin Zoo, Three, Safefood and others.
- Online Shop - Member prices on resources from our shop including: safety products, HR resources, story books, toys, GDPR training packs, PPE and free resources.
Stay Informed
- Early Times Weekly Ezine - Our weekly ezine is full of up to date information and developments in our sector.
- Early Times Quarterly Magazine - Issued quarterly, our magazine is a very useful resource for you and your staff.
- Inspiring Practice Monthly Ezine – Issued monthly, this email brings theory, practice and innovative approaches on pedagogy to our members.
- Website – Members Only section - Access to a range of resources and information.
- Advocacy in Action – Our monthly advocacy update.
- Frequent sectoral updates - The Communications Team keep members up to date with developments in our sector via email/text/website and social media.
- Blogs – Our Scéalta blog draws on the expertise and good practice in settings, giving a platform for Early Childhood Ireland members and the wider early learning and care community to contribute their voice and share ideas.
- Social Media – Join us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn.
Policy, Advocacy, Campaigning
- We are the ‘go to’ early years organisation for both national media and local media.
- In 2019/2020, we secured more than 1,500 pieces of coverage, highlighting the importance of our sector to the society and economy.
- Our Policy and Advocacy Team involves our members in internal and external high-level research projects.
- We support members to participate in a range of national forums and consultation processes. This has led to important policy developments and positive changes for settings around Ireland.
- We engage with politicians and other policy makers on a daily basis, ensuring they have accurate and timely updates about the challenges facing our members, while lobbying them to put babies and children at the heart of policy change.
Networking
- Consultations.
- National forums.
- Member reference groups.
- Focus groups.
Get your Membership today
Join Now
Early Childhood Ireland is the leading organisation in the sector, working to ensure quality experiences for children in early learning and care and school age childcare settings.
If you wish to become a member of Early Childhood Ireland please click below.
Service Provider Membership
This membership is suitable for members operating the following types of services :
- Full daycare
- Sessional
- Part-time daycare
- Sessional with linked School Age Childcare
- Part-time with linked School Age Childcare
- Full daycare with linked School Age Childcare
- School Age ChildCare
- Drop- in centre
- Family daycare
Price: €35.00
Additional Settings: If you have more than one setting you are required to have a membership for each setting. 2nd and subsequent settings receive a discount of 25% and pay only €146.25 for each additional setting.
A registration fee of €40.00 is payable by first time applicants. All memberships run over 1 year (1 October to 30 September).
A registration fee of €40.00 is payable by first time applicants. All memberships run over 1 year (1 October to 30 September).
What you get for your membership
Advice and Support
- Free unlimited Garda vetting - exceptional turnaround times with 80% of applications processed within 5-10 days.
- Free access to the Early Years Employer Services [EYES] Team - Expert support, advice and information on regulation, compliance, policies, HR and employment Issues, and COVID-19.
- Free unlimited advertisements on our Jobs Board for members.
- Free advertising on our Childcare Search page on our website.
- Download Library - Access to the members only section of the website which includes regulation, HR materials and updated policies for early learning and care and school age childcare members.
- Opportunities to contribute to our Learning Stories, Inspired Practice and Educator of the Year and all categories of our National Annual Awards.
- Our Research and Professional Learning Team aims to inspire and enable members to provide quality experiences and environments for babies, children and their families.
Cost Savings
- Access to our Group Insurance Scheme.
- Free webinars and podcasts to assist with practice, featuring national and international guest speakers.
- Return to Work safety protocol training free for service provider members.
- Early Childhood Ireland’s Learning Hub: an eLearning platform which aims to empower and support our members and their educators.
- Discounted pricing for our National Annual Conference/Research Symposium and National Awards.
- Discounts - Affinity deals from Wesco, ReCreate, Dublin Zoo, Three, Safefood and others.
- Online Shop - Member prices on resources from our shop including: safety products, HR resources, story books, toys, GDPR training packs, PPE and free resources.
Stay Informed
- Early Times Weekly Ezine - Our weekly ezine is full of up to date information and developments in our sector.
- Early Times Quarterly Magazine - Issued quarterly, our magazine is a very useful resource for you and your staff.
- Inspiring Practice Monthly Ezine – Issued monthly, this email brings theory, practice and innovative approaches on pedagogy to our members.
- Website – Members Only section - Access to a range of resources and information.
- Advocacy in Action – Our monthly advocacy update.
- Frequent sectoral updates - The Communications Team keep members up to date with developments in our sector via email/text/website and social media.
- Blogs – Our Scéalta blog draws on the expertise and good practice in settings, giving a platform for Early Childhood Ireland members and the wider early learning and care community to contribute their voice and share ideas.
- Social Media – Join us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn.
Policy, Advocacy, Campaigning
- We are the ‘go to’ early years organisation for both national media and local media.
- In 2019/2020, we secured more than 1,500 pieces of coverage, highlighting the importance of our sector to the society and economy.
- Our Policy and Advocacy Team involves our members in internal and external high-level research projects.
- We support members to participate in a range of national forums and consultation processes. This has led to important policy developments and positive changes for settings around Ireland.
- We engage with politicians and other policy makers on a daily basis, ensuring they have accurate and timely updates about the challenges facing our members, while lobbying them to put babies and children at the heart of policy change.
Networking
- Consultations.
- National forums.
- Member reference groups.
- Focus groups.
Get your Membership today
Join Now
Early Childhood Ireland is the leading organisation in the sector, working to ensure quality experiences for children in early learning and care and school age childcare settings.
If you wish to become a member of Early Childhood Ireland please click below.
