Women more likely to be low-paid . Women in both Ireland and Northern Ireland were consistently more likely to be low-paid compared to men, according to a new study published as part of a research programme between the Department of the Taoiseach’s Shared Island Unit and the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI). The report,
The Fawcett Society in the United Kingdom has just published Transforming Early Childhood Education and Care: Sharing International Learning Part 2. This report is part 2 of a project which examines five other countries and territories, all of which have undergone significant reforms to their Early Years systems and considers them in relation to the
A report by the UK Government, released last year, looks at the aims and purposes of Early Years provision in an international context. It also reflects on where England is within the international context. In part three of our review, we looked at what the report says on curriculum and pedagogy, and in this final
Lullabies from around the world help to foster inclusion and celebrate multilingualism in Early Years settings nationwide . Thursday, April 11, 2024 1,250 Early Years settings caring for babies and young children aged from birth to 2-years all over Ireland will this week receive the gift of an illustrated children’s book of lullabies in a
A report by the UK Government on international perspectives in Early Years, published last year, looks at the aims and purposes of Early Years provision in an international context. It also reflects on where England is within the international context. In part two of our review we looked at what the report says on the
This month’s Making the News examines recent media events, including coverage of the Oireachtas Children’s Committee report on challenges facing the Early Years sector, and a series of articles by the Irish Independent. New Children’s Committee report . On Wednesday, 6 March we welcomed the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth’s
At least 80 per cent of workers should be covered by collective bargaining agreements and the National Minimum Wage (NMW) should move on a phased basis to a “genuine living wage,” according to a recent report published by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU). In the report, Challenging myths and improving working conditions in
Oireachtas Update . Two significant Early Childhood Ireland policy proposals raised in the Dáil . We were pleased to see that significant proposals contained in our Budget 2024 submission and in our Policy Proposal: Closures or Early Years and School Age Care were raised in the Dáil by Deputy Colm Burke (Fine Gael). Through Parliamentary
A report by the UK Government on international perspectives in Early Years, published last year, looks at the aims and purposes of Early Years provision in an international context. It also reflects on where England is within the international context. In part one of our review we looked at what the report says on availability
A report by the UK Government on international perspectives in Early Years, published last year, looks at the aims and purposes of Early Years provision in an international context. It also reflects on where England is within the international context. In this first part in a series of four, we look at what the report
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