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Squeeze in a Read this Saturday, 25 February 2023
This Saturday, 25 February 2023, is Ireland Reads Day. This initiative is part of the Government’s ‘Keep Well’ campaign and supported by public libraries, publishers, booksellers, authors and many organisations that promote literacy and the arts. Ireland Reads encourages young and old to “Squeeze in a Read”. They’re asking everyone to pledge time to reading
Policy Brief – UN report highlights need for decisive action to address educational disadvantage
On 24 and 25 January 2023, the Minister of the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY) led the Irish delegation appearing before the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child in Geneva, Switzerland. Ireland’s latest appearance before the Committee coincides with the centenary of our State and the 10-year anniversary of
Press Release – Barometer 2023
Public view Early Years education as equally important to primary or secondary education and care – Annual Barometer finds strong demand for high-quality care for younger children – Ireland is at an all-time high of support for high quality Early Years care for children. That’s according to survey results published today (20.02.23) by Early
Policy Brief – Shared Island: Early Childhood education and care in Ireland and Northern Ireland
The Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) has just launched ‘Shared Island – Early Childhood Education and Care in Ireland and Northern Ireland’. This report examines Early Childhood Care and Education (ECEC) policies in Ireland and Northern Ireland. It compares patterns of participation in ECEC among pre-school children in the two jurisdictions and draws on
Policy Brief – Finland’s National Child Strategy
In 2021, Finland published its National Child Strategy, setting out its ambitious objectives and vision in an accessible document. The need for a National Child Strategy has been brought up during the terms of office of several different governments. The National Child Strategy aims to create a child and family friendly Finland where the rights
Press Release: Early Childhood Ireland welcomes government measures to strengthen enforcement powers of Tusla Early Years Inspectorate
‘Don’t miss this milestone for our children’ – Early Childhood Ireland asks Government to announce an ambitious five-year plan to transform Early Years and School Age Care.
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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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