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
Last week, as part of our continuing advocacy work, our team engaged with local media throughout the country by issuing our first press release of the year. We reiterated our call for a coherent 5-year plan for the Early Years and School Age Care sector and outlined how Government can address some of the main
This week’s Policy in Action gives an overview of policy developments that are expected in 2024 for the Early Years (EY) and School Age Care (SAC) sector. Child Care (Amendment) Bill New legislation which proposes to give Tusla greater enforcement powers in its regulation of Early Years and School Age Care settings, and which removes
A recently published discussion paper from the IZA Institute of Labour Economics explores how the introduction of the National Childcare Scheme (NCS) affects mothers’ labour supply and Early Years care choice. Cost of Early Years Care Studies have consistently shown that parents in Ireland face some of the highest Early Years fees in the OECD.
The Joint Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth is engaged in ‘pre-legislative scrutiny’ of the General Scheme of the Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2023.The Committee met last week with representatives from Tusla, the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Barnardos and the Children’s Ombudsman. Childminding During the discussions Sean Sherlock TD
Late last year, Early Childhood Ireland published the first in a series of Explainers which describe key aspects of our sector’s work. These resources, which are available free on our website, are designed to provide a useful overview for journalists, students, academics, policy professionals and anyone interested in Ireland’s Early Years, and School Age Care
The Child Poverty Monitor is a new annual publication by the Children’s Rights Alliance. The Monitor will follow Government progress on reducing the number of children in poverty, outline best practice solutions and highlight areas of concern including food poverty, income inadequacy, education inequality and the cost of living. The Children’s Rights Alliance ensures children’s
We are here to support you Early Childhood Ireland’s Early Years Employer Service (EYES) can be contacted Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm, by phone on (01) 405 7103 or by email at eyes@earlychildhoodireland.ie. The EYES team is here to help with a range of issues related to the running of the Early Years
In January 2022, Eurochild released a number of reports containing recommendations for the design and implementation of the Child Guarantee National Action Plans in six countries, including Ireland. The European Child Guarantee is an initiative that guarantees children in need access to key services to prevent and combat poverty and social exclusion. It focuses on access to free healthcare, early childhood education and care, education, among other measures.
In the first month of 2022, this Policy Brief looks back at some of the major developments for the Early Learning and School Age Care sector over the past year. Our Policy, Advocacy and Campaigning team engaged with various stakeholders and advocated on behalf of our sector for these welcome advancements.
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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
