We are writing today in the The Irish Times about the need for a visionary government who will set out what the first five years of children’s lives should look like and lead the way in achieving it. #QualityforChildren #Budget2025

This is an excellent & succinct analysis of current challenges and opportunities for early childhood education & care via @fraffieb & Early Childhood Ireland With thousands of children on childcare waiting lists, parents are left to solve an impossible puzzle irishtimes.com/opinion/2024/0…

📅 Save the date Our new podcast series, sponsored by Arachas Insurance, is back on 10 September with great new guests and some return visitors, discussing research, pedagogy and practice. Until then, check out some of our previous episodes 👇🎧 buff.ly/3KfRFVQ

Today, we were pleased to attend the #EndChildPovertyWeek, organised by Children's Rights Alliance! The second day of the event focused on the importance of redesigning the #EarlyYears and #SchoolAgeCare system to ensure it reaches children and families experiencing poverty.

We work with our 3900 member settings to achieve quality for children in #EarlyYears and #SchoolAgeCare. Read about some of the policy projects we’ll be involving our members in throughout the upcoming programme year, in this week’s Policy in Action. 🎬 buff.ly/47cjYPi

This week, we are at EECERA in Brighton, Europe's largest annual #EarlyYears research conference. 🌍 We are looking forward to attending, sharing our research and learning from experts in the field. #EECERA2024

In this edition of the LINC Blog, Dr Linda Kelly explores the importance of child voice. Drawing on the Lundy Model and her research, she shows how inclusive, playful methods empower children. Read : bit.ly/3AGAHxX Faculty of Education, Mary Immaculate College. Early Childhood Ireland Froebel Department

Our Director of Research shared findings from our research on Child Safeguarding today at the EECERA conference. The research explored child safeguarding culture, knowledge and practice from the perspective of #EarlyYears and #SchoolAgeCare professionals in Ireland #EECERA2024

Today, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) and Community Foundation Ireland launched the fourth annual report on Poverty, Income Inequality and Living Standards in Ireland. 💡 Read key findings from the report: esri.ie/news/material-… ▶ Download slides from the launch event: esri.ie/events/poverty…

Childminding is an essential #EarlyYears and #SchoolAgeCare service for children. Our Director of Research, Liz Kerrins, discussed our EU-funded #Childminding project, Enhancing Quality in Family Day Care (Childminding), today at the EECERA conference. #EECERA2024

We joined Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) for the launch of their 4th annual report on their research programme on poverty, income equality and living standards in Ireland. The research, funded by Community Foundation Ireland, highlighted the potential government policies have to take children out of poverty.

This week in #Policy in Focus 🔎 we give an overview of the Autism Innovation Strategy 2024 and outline what the Government are doing for autistic children in #EarlyYears and #SchoolAgeCare settings. buff.ly/3yXbkHT