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Policy in Action 19 March 2024

As part of Early Childhood Ireland’s policy monitoring work, we examine the implementation of key plans and commitments including those in Nurturing Skills: The Workforce Development Plan for Early Learning and Care and School Age Childcare and Partnership for the Public Good on an ongoing basis. Recently, a report focusing on the Early Childhood Care

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Policy in Action 12 December 2023

Early Years and School Age Care settings should be recognised as sites of migrant integration Early Childhood Ireland has called for Early Years (EY) and School Age Care (SAC) settings to be recognised as sites of migrant integration and inclusion in its submission to the public consultation to inform a national strategy for migrant integration,

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Transforming Early Years Education with Erasmus+

By Maria Cleary, Director of Funding and Partnerships, Early Childhood Ireland New and exciting opportunity for Early Years settings funding Early Childhood Ireland and Léargas are delighted to partner in raising awareness about the Erasmus+ Key Action 1 (learning exchange) funding opportunity and how to apply. We’ll be hosting two Lunch and Learn webinars in

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Policy in Focus 28 November 2023

“The Irish experience with a major Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) change process ought to contain valuable lessons and inspiration for current and future English ECEC policy development,” according to leading expert and Emeritus Professor of Early Childhood, Eva Lloyd OBE. Professor Lloyd, served as a member of the expert group appointed to develop

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