Traveller Pride Week celebrates Traveller culture, identity and resilience, highlighting the importance of inclusion and belonging in early years settings. This article by Dr. Carmel Ward, explores how respectful, culturally responsive practice supports Traveller children and families, drawing on national guidance and Early Childhood Ireland research.
In this weeks Scéalta blog, explore how Eco‑Emotions and outdoor play support young children’s wellbeing, belonging and early sustainability learning. This Earth Day blog highlights the power of slowing down, noticing and connecting with nature.
In this weeks Scéalta blog, Karen Glistrup explores how honest, empathetic conversations with children about difficult life situations matter, and how open communication strengthens family wellbeing.
In this weeks Scéalta blog, Lorraine Diggins from Early Childhood Ireland reflects on the power of the outdoors and nature to support Self-Regulation, sensory learning and understanding of sustainability. These are central aspects of our Eco-Emotions work, and more resources are being developed all the time, thanks to National Pyjama Day. She also tells us about the beautiful Nature Adventure cards, which are included in the National Pyjama Day pack and suggests how this can be used.
In the first Scéalta blog post of 2026, Máire Corbett reflects on how we can support an emergent curriculum by hearing all about how children spent Christmas as well as how we can use the relationships we have build to learn how families celebrate.
In this Scéalta blog, Máire Corbett from Early Childhood Ireland explores how Aistear promotes wellbeing, strong relationships and smooth transitions to support babies’ and toddlers’ emotional growth.
In this Scéalta blog, Máire Corbett from Early Childhood Ireland explores the vital role that trust plays in the lives of babies, toddlers, and young children. She highlights how the earliest relationships children form, with parents, educators, and caregivers, become the foundation for their emotional security, confidence, and overall wellbeing.
In our Scéalta blog this week, Early Childhood Ireland member Catriona Cooney, from Happy Days Playschool in Co Meath shares her story of Cookie the duck. She explains how the children in her setting had the wonderful experience of waiting for Cookie to hatch out, supporting her to swim and eventually sharing the wonder of Cookie laying eggs herself.
In this week’s Scéalta blog post, Máire Corbett, from Early Childhood Ireland discusses the concept of the agentic educator, a principle of Aistear, 2024. She reflects on the reassurance and autonomy educators have in their support of children’s learning when we embrace this concept.
Discover Dr. Christina Egan Marnell’s insights on pedagogical leadership in early childhood education—highlighting the power of noticing, relationships, and reflective practice in supporting children’s learning and development.
