Spring is a wonderful time of year and one of the most eagerly anticipated seasons – the days are becoming longer, plants are blooming and young animals are appearing! Spring is a perfect time to extend young children’s knowledge about their world by building on their natural curiosity and helping them to experiment and investigate
Being able to measure is an important life skill that we all need and will use in different contexts or situations. As they grow children develop skills of estimating (how many sweets are left in the packet), choosing (which digger can scoop up the most muck) and using measuring instruments (the jug in the water
With water charges on the way for everybody, we have compiled some interesting facts and ways to help promote the conservation of water in your preschool and at home. Water Facts – Did you know : 99% of the world’s water cannot be used because it is either saline or is locked up in
Earth Day is celebrated on April 22nd every year by more than 175 countries, since 2009 when the United Nations designated this day as International Mother Earth Day, which is intended to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth’s natural environment. Earth Day is now coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network, which promotes activities
We all agree that our earth needs saving and it is our collective responsibility to do so. It is a life lesson we can teach children starting from when they are very young. So staff … In these recessionary times, think outside the box in relation to natural materials for play. They are all around
My name is Denise Sheridan and I set up Úlla Beag in 2010 as an inclusive green school. Our approach to curriculum is ‘Play based learning delivered through Aistear’. I wanted to have an outdoor play environment, similar to what I grew up in, for my own children as well as children in the locality and there was no
In this week’s Scelta blog Máire Corbett discusses her experience at at the Montessori Europe Congress last month. Máire heard about intergenerational initiatives in the USA and how some settings provide residential care for older people using Montessori Principles to enhance the lives of the Elders in those settings.
I’m delighted to have recently been appointed Early Childhood Ireland’s Director of Research and Professional Learning. I am really looking forward to meeting with members over the coming year, and to collaborating with you in learning programmes to enhance your professional practice. Here’s a little bit of information about me. My academic background is in
At Totally Kids we like to play outside. Actually, we love to play outside. In fact, we are almost always found playing outside! But it has not always been this way. We are an ECCE service based in St. Joseph’s School in Tipperary town. Our story began eight years ago, and back then our routine
Funded by the Irish Government under the National Development Plan, 2018-2027 Company Registration No: 506235
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Registered Charity No: 20078904
Funded by the Irish Government under the National Development Plan, 2018-2027 Company Registration No: 506235
Charity No CHY: 19987
Registered Charity No: 20078904
Funded by the Irish Government under the National Development Plan, 2018-2027 Company Registration No: 506235
Charity No CHY: 19987
Registered Charity No: 20078904
