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Policy Brief: An Early Years Guarantee for the UK?
In this week’s Policy Brief, we take a look at an article that argues that the UK government should introduce an Early Years guarantee. As part of their Changing Childcare series, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation recently published “Reimagining early years through childcare guarantee” by Rachel Statham, the Associate Director for Work and Welfare State at
Policy brief: Early Years developments in the UK
Last week, in his Budget 2023 statement, Jeremy Hunt, the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the UK, talked about how he wanted to reform the Early Years and School Age Care sector as it was damaging the economy. He announced that parents of children aged nine months to three years will be offered 30 hours
Policy brief: State of Nation’s Children report
In December 2022, the Government published the latest instalment of the State of the Nation’s Children (SONC) report. This report provides a comprehensive picture of the lives of children in Ireland, including key information on children’s health, behavioural and educational outcomes, and their relationships with their parents and their friends. SONC is widely used as
Inclement Weather Warning 9 March 2023
Weather Advisory Category Status Orange Met Éireann Weather Warning Further spells of sleet and snow today combined with strong east to northeast winds. Significant accumulations of snow are expected in some areas along with icy conditions. Affected areas (if specified) Snow/Ice warning for Cavan, Donegal, Monaghan, Clare, Connacht, Longford, Louth, Meath, Westmeath Valid: 11:00 Thursday
Policy Brief: Children’s Rights Alliance Report Card 2023
Last week, our colleagues the Children’s Rights Alliance, launched their Report Card 2023. This is the Alliance’s third analysis of the coalition Fianna Fail, Fine Gael and Green Party government’s Programme for Government: Our Shared Future. The Report Card looks at how this government’s programme has performed for children. The research approach comprised of detailed
Garda Vetting update 07 March 2023
Garda Vetting forms as Gaeilge Did you know that all our Garda Vetting forms are available in Irish? You can also fill out both the Early Childhood Ireland online Garda Vetting form and the link from the National Vetting Bureau in Irish. The forms are located on the Garda Vetting page on the Early Childhood
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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.
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