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Press Release – Children’s Committee report a step in the right direction

Children’s Committee report on challenges facing the Early Childhood Care and Education Sector a welcome step in the right direction   Wednesday, March 6, 2024   Early Childhood Ireland welcomes the publication on Tuesday, 5 March 2024 of the Joint Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth’s report on the challenges facing the Early

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Using Children’s Rights to Recover from the Pandemic

Last week, the ‘Building Children’s Futures: Using Children’s Rights to Recover from the Global Pandemic’ project report was launched. This project was funded by the EU Commission and led by the Children’s Rights Alliance in partnership with the Department of Children Equality Disability Integration and Youth (DCEDIY), Tusla, and Children and Young People’s Services Committees

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Policy in Action 5 March 2024

Oireachtas Update Early Childhood Ireland monitors the relevant work of the Oireachtas each week. Part of this work is to review Oireachtas debates and Parliamentary Questions (PQs) that are relevant to the Early Years (EY) and School Age Care (SAC) sector. Recently, these have included: Early Childhood Ireland Policy Proposal: Single Agency for Early Years

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Report: The State of Children in the European Union 2024

20 million children in European Union Member States are at risk of poverty or social inclusion, according to a new report, The State of Children in the European Union 2024, published by the UNICEF Office for Relations with EU Institutions, last week. Analysis of child well-being and progress in the European Union 2019-2024 UNICEF, a

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Policy in Action 27 February 2024

Yesterday, we released the Early Childhood Ireland Barometer 2024. Now in its seventh year, the annual Barometer – based on a national opinion poll conducted by RED C – revealed broad public support for access to Early Years and School Age Care for all children. It also highlighted that over half of adults are in

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Press Release – Early Childhood Ireland Barometer 2024

Overwhelming public support for children to have guaranteed access to high-quality, inclusive Early Years in their community – Early Childhood Ireland Barometer 2024   Monday, February 26, 2024: Over three quarters (76%) of the Irish public agree that every child in the country should be guaranteed access to high-quality, inclusive Early Years and School Age

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