On your behalf ……..April 2014
Over the past month Early Childhood Ireland has been advocating on behalf of our members to the Government and participating in a number of policy level discussions, as well as trying to get the best deals for our members on a number of affiliations.
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Early Childhood Ireland response to capital funding announcement
Capital funding announcement leaving 70% of sector out in the cold
CEO of Early Childhood Ireland opens conference in Croke Park today (Saturday 5th April) with criticism of capital funding scheme announced yesterday by the Minister for Children & Youth Affairs, which leaves 70% of the early childhood sector out in the cold.
Press coverage :
- State funding for community childcare leaves 70% ‘out in the cold’
- Early Childhood Ireland calls for private operators to be included in funding scheme
- €3m childcare fund will leave 70% of providers ‘out in the cold’
- Govt. capital funding scheme failing childcare providers, conference to hear
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“Surplus safety” preventing learning
Teresa Heeney, CEO of Early Childhood Ireland said “If we are to make young children and their early years care and education a priority in Ireland that means looking after the people charged with their care and education and respecting them properly in terms of pay, conditions and training.
However, the reality today is that Ireland is bottom of the league table in terms of the percentage of GDP that we invest in childcare at 0.2% which is way off the 1% necessary investment we are striving towards.”
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RTE at Early Childhood Ireland Conference – Happy Healthy Able
RTE interviewed Donal O’Shea and Georga Dowling from Child’s Play Creche Newbridge, at the Early Childhood Ireland Conference on Saturday April 5th – Happy Healthy Able, regarding the growing problem of childhood obesity and how we can help prevent it.
http://www.rte.ie/player/ie/show/10270197/#pos=600
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Start obesity war in early childhood, urges expert
Children must be stopped from gaining weight in the first place, says specialist ….
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‘The top 10 things you must do when bringing up baby’.
Parents can boost their child’s development potential from the day that they are born. It might not look like they’re doing much but your baby’s early days are actually the most important in their lives…..
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