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Women more likely than men to be in low paid jobs

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,

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Policy in Action 12 March 2024

Early Childhood Ireland proposals are included in key Oireachtas report Early Childhood Ireland is pleased to see that our main recommendations and policy proposals for the Early Years and School Age Care sector (EY and SAC) have been included in the final report of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth’s

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Press Release – Children’s Committee report a step in the right direction

Children’s Committee report on challenges facing the Early Childhood Care and Education Sector a welcome step in the right direction   Wednesday, March 6, 2024   Early Childhood Ireland welcomes the publication on Tuesday, 5 March 2024 of the Joint Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth’s report on the challenges facing the Early

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Storytelling as a tool to promote plurilingualism

By Francesca La Morgia, Founder and Director of Mother Tongues   Talk-rich environments, where heritage languages are used alongside English, help to promote multilingual children’s understanding of language and literacy more generally. Storytelling and interactive engagement with picture books can support language and literacy development in multiple languages, while creating imaginary worlds where different languages

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Léargas and Early Childhood Ireland Erasmus+ ECEC Exchange
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Children’s School Lives: National Longitudinal Cohort Study of Primary Schooling in Ireland

Report 4: Preschool to Primary School Transition Children’s School Lives (CSL) is a national longitudinal cohort study of primary schooling in Ireland. Launched in October 2018, the study follows approximately 4,000 children across 189 schools through their primary school years. The study is now in year 3 and uses surveys and interviews with children, teachers

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