Great discussion on importance of Early Years services for children Children's Rights Alliance panel discussion for #EndChildPovertyWeek

“When I met ministers recently I asked all ministers to consider what they can prioritise in their own departments in relation to child poverty. This is a wealthy, successful country, we can do better when it comes to this area,” Taoiseach Simon Harris TD irishexaminer.com/news/politics/…

James Earl Jones, the prolific film, TV and theater actor whose resonant, unmistakable baritone was most widely known as the voice of “Star Wars” villain Darth Vader, died Monday. He was 93. bit.ly/3TkCdw4

People in deprived areas four times more likely to have health issues, study finds irishtimes.com/health/2024/09…

Honestly, I was anxious about this debate but what is clear is that Kamala not only has a vision for the future and lifting America up but she is just so much even-tempered and so much smarter that Trump. She crushed him. #Debate2024

📢Eliminating consistent poverty is not just possible, it is vital & urgent. ⏰Now is the time to make it a reality. 🎯Our new report ‘What Would it Take to Eliminate Consistent Poverty by 2030?’ outlines how. 🚨Register for our launch event at: bit.ly/Ecp24

Ahead of #EndChildPovertyWeek this year, we carried out an anonymous snapshot survey to get an insight into community and not-for-profit early years services. We received 37 responses, supporting 5,783 young children in their services. 📄Read more: bit.ly/3XtG6Bq

Great to have Irish research on the effects of disadvantage & poverty on children but for ECEC service like ourselves we've known this for decades. Equal Start is a good first step to try to undo the damage done by draconian rules & policies that targeted vulnerable children.

What's happening in Gaza is totally unacceptable. A school turned shelter for around 12,000 people was hit by Israeli airstrikes again today. Six of our UNRWA colleagues are among those killed. These dramatic violations of international humanitarian law need to stop now.

SIPTU - The Early Years Union Simon Harris TD Can someone explain the meaning of early learning & childcare mean? When did we use such divisive terms? As someone involved in initial educator education, we don't train childcare or early learning workers. Professional identity matters for & to early childhood professionals.

Delighted to have been selected for the Children, Equality, Disability, Integration, Youth Equal Start programme & thanks to Roderic O’Gorman TD for bringing about changes that will have a positive impact on ECEC/ SAC children from disadvantaged backgrounds. A good first step but many more to be taken. #nochildleftbehind

THIS WINS THE DAY!!!!

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Despite extremely difficult circumstances, more than 560,000 children in Gaza have been vaccinated against polio during the first round of our emergency campaign. My gratitude to health workers, partners & all involved to ensure we reached 90% vaccination coverage.

Headlines like this always concern me, it always involves politicians making populist promises for votes with little or no meaningful consultation or consideration for educators, services or providers. This is exactly how we ended up in our current crisis irishtimes.com/podcasts/insid…

He'll regret this when he runs again in 2028 and girls who are currently 15 are eligible to vote

Today, I want to share a message with my powerful Afghan sisters. You are fighting back against the Taliban’s crimes, as they ban you from going to school and try to erase you from public life. You continue resisting. Your courage is a source of inspiration.

€1.2bn sounds a lot but it's €91mill extra on budget24 Hot meals for ECEC needs 36 mill! Children's Rights Alliance want 50mill to tackle poverty! SIPTU - The Early Years Union for more wages! services need sustainability! Parents expect more NCS! Lots of disappointment coming! breakingnews.ie/ireland/budget…