Oireachtas This week, we look at the work of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth and its importance for Early Years (EY) and School Age Care (SAC) provision. Oireachtas Committees advise the Houses of the Oireachtas on a range of specific areas. They may consist of members of the Dáil
In the second edition of our new monthly feature, Making the News, we recap our media footprint around key events, including the launch of our Single Agency proposal and the Early Childhood Barometer 2024. In February, Early Childhood Ireland was featured in 12 web articles, 3 printed articles, and across 30 radio stations countrywide, including
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
Early Childhood Ireland is introducing our new monthly feature Making the News, designed to provide updates about media coverage of Early Years and School Age Care issues. Our coverage in January reached a potential 1.8 million people with 40 pieces of coverage across national and local media. A 5-year plan for Early Years and School
Last week, Early Childhood Ireland launched our Policy Proposal, A Single Agency for the Early Years and School Age Care sector. Since 2019 Early Childhood Ireland has been advocating for a Single Agency for the Early Years (EY) and School Age Care (SAC) sector. We were successful in having this added to the Programme for
In this week’s Policy in Action, Early Childhood Ireland provides an update on Early Years (EY) and School Age Care (SAC) matters that have been raised recently in the Dáil. 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
Minister Roderic O’Gorman recently launched the 2023 State of the Nation’s Children (SONC) report. This report provides a comprehensive picture of the lives of children in Ireland, including key information on children’s health, behavioural and educational outcomes, and their relationships with their parents and their friends. The SONC report provides the most up-to-date data on
Earlier this month, the Scottish Government released guidance on taking a children’s human rights approach. The document was developed to provide information and resources to support public authorities and other organisations in implementing a children’s human rights approach. The guidance covers the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), the UNCRC (Incorporation)(Scotland)
Follow up on Garda Vetting links It’s a very busy time of year for Garda Vetting, so please be sure to follow up on Garda Vetting links with your applicant to ensure that they have received and completed the link sent to them by the National Vetting Bureau. In some cases it is possible that
Early Childhood Ireland, in partnership with Mother Tongues, to pilot toolkit to enhance multilingualism in preschools.
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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
