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Policy Brief: European Commission report highlights Ireland’s efforts to improve quality in EY and SAC
Ireland’s efforts to improve the coordination of its Early Years (EY) and School Age Care (SAC) quality assurance and development processes were highlighted as a case study of “inspiring practices” in the second report of the European Commission’s Working Group of Early Childhood Education and Care. The Working Group, whose main focus for this
Policy Brief: ‘Children’s Budget’ must have children’s rights at its heart
Last week, to coincide with the reopening of many Early Years and School Age Care (EY and SAC) settings following the summer break, we reiterated our call for children’s rights to be at the heart of the EY and SAC system in Budget 2024. Context Early Childhood Ireland believes that children are being let down
Policy Brief: From Poverty to Potential: A programme for Child Poverty and Well-Being, Initial Programme Plan: July 2023 – December 2025
The Child Poverty and Well-Being Programme Office, established in the Department of the Taoiseach, aims to tackle child poverty and enhance children’s overall well-being in Ireland. This initiative recognises that ending child poverty is vital, not only for children’s happiness and development, but also for achieving broader economic, environmental, and social goals. Following the decision
Press Release: ‘Children’s Budget’ must have children’s rights at its heart
– Early Childhood Ireland calls for ambitious new approach as Early Years settings reopen. Ireland’s children are being let down because of a decades-long focus on providing childcare for economic reasons. That’s according to Early Childhood Ireland, which has called on the Government and policymakers to ‘completely rethink’ their approach to Early Years and School Age
Policy Brief: IHREC Policy Statement on Care
The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) recently released a new Policy Statement on Care, which promotes a human rights and equality-based framework for care and outlines the actions that the State must take to translate European and international standards into public policy commitments and measures. IHREC supports several of Early Childhood Ireland’s key
Scéalta Blogs – Plurilingualism
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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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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