Tag: Early Years Education

Léargas and Early Childhood Ireland Erasmus+ ECEC Exchange
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Policy Brief: IHREC Policy Statement on Care

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) recently released a new Policy Statement on Care, which promotes a human rights and equality-based framework for care and outlines the actions that the State must take to translate European and international standards into public policy commitments and measures. IHREC supports several of Early Childhood Ireland’s key

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Léargas and Early Childhood Ireland Erasmus+ ECEC Exchange
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Policy Brief: Investing in Early Years education pays for itself

A report published by the UK’s New Economics Foundation argues that government investment in early years education pays for itself. The returns are so high that this investment pays for itself even when funded entirely through borrowing. The primary driving force behind these substantial returns lies in the significant improvements in social and economic outcomes

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