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Welcoming the updated #Aistear Department of Education and Youth @dcediy NCCA this morning after much consultation, discussion and deliberation. See press release below and link to walkthrough videos

NCCA Dr Sharon Skehill Donna Carolan listens to aspects of the new #Aistear framework. Great work done

Thrilled to be at the Plé Ireland Seminar at DCU today! Dr Sharon Skehill and Donna Carolan unveiled the newly published Aistear: The Early Childhood Curriculum Framework. Such an exciting milestone for Early Childhood Education in Ireland! NCCA

It’s beginning to look a lot like #Christmas at the Willows! Frosty mornings and cosy evenings together by the fire #Aistear agentic educators creating beautiful spaces for our little community here. NCCA Early Childhood Ireland

This video is a great starting point to engage w updated #Aistear ~ agentic competent educators explaining Principles w support from babies, toddlers and children in their beautiful spaces (including ours in Galway 😊)

We are developing a series of blogs to support engagement with the updated #Aistear NCCA - this week focuses on the agentic educator and how important this role is in supporting learning and development in early childhood.

From the wonders of snow to the powerful winds of #StormEowyn , January has provided us with much to learn about nature and much to value in our communities - being gathered together with a sense of meitheal in supporting each other.

Lovely to talk with Máire Corbett about the updated Aistear NCCA - chatting through concepts to support familiarisation before official rollout of the Framework from September. @dcediy Department of Education and Youth

Delighted to have the opportunity to work with my former colleagues Leadership for INClusion in the Early Years to talk about diversity, equity and inclusion in the updated Aistear. Register below.

Thanks Claire Butterly Leadership for INClusion in the Early Years team for the opportunity to share insights re DEI in #Aistear - and over 1,000 people registered!!! Thanks to all the wonderful educators, lecturers, tutors and others who came along.

📢 Save the Date! 📢 We are delighted to announce that the International LINC Conference will take place on Saturday, September 27, 2025. This conference will bring together educators, researchers, and policymakers to explore inclusive education and create environments where

In this week’s blog we talk about the Irish language in the updated Aistear - have a read to see what words and phrases we include to nurture connection and familiarity with Gaeilge. Leadership for INClusion in the Early Years Professional Educators and Managers Ireland Early Childhood Ireland NCCA

Happy Valentine’s Day. ❤️ If you’re in the neighbourhood, you can see this much-loved painting, Hellelil and Hildebrand, the Meeting on the Turret Stairs by Frederic William Burton, between 12pm and 2.30pm in Room 20. #ValentinesDay #NationalGalleryIRL

This is a paper I developed NCCA re Aistear as a rights-based curriculum Framework. Inspired by my studies with Children'sRightsQUB this paper might serve as point of discussion re understanding and realising rights in ECEC Hub na nÓg Leadership for INClusion in the Early Years Professional Educators and Managers Ireland Plé Ireland

📢 LINC Programme Hosts Record-Breaking Webinar on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in the Updated Aistear Framework On February 12th, the LINC Programme welcomed over 1,000 registrants to a record-breaking webinar exploring Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the updated Aistear

Delighted to showcase the cover of our new book…coming to bookshelves very soon! What a pleasure to work with ⁦Mary Moloney⁩ ⁦Mary Immaculate College (MIC)⁩ & ⁦Dr Sharon Skehill⁩ to realise our shared vision for this practical guide ⁦Faculty of Education, Mary Immaculate College.⁩

With a renewed emphasis on the importance of learning and development in the outdoor environment, this week’s blog is entitled ‘Aistear and the outdoors’. ncca.pulse.ly/peqjzruli2 #Aistear #earlyyears #ecec Early Childhood Ireland T-REX Barnardos Ireland OMEP Ireland

Thanks to Prof Laura Lundy Children'sRightsQUB for writing the foreword to our book. See Mary Moloney post for link to preorder a copy 🙌😊 Dr Jennifer Pope

Exploring the new Principle on Transitions in the updated Aistear NCCA in this webinar with Barnardos Ireland Come join us next week to hear how to support transitions within the daily routines as well as between home/ preschool/ school. Register below👇

It's here Dr Jennifer Pope Dr Sharon Skehill Faculty of Education, Mary Immaculate College. "This is a truly ground-breaking book which will shape global understanding of children's rights in the earliest stage of childhood" - Laura Lundy prof children's rights. Order at tinyurl.com/mvjny9zb #childrensrights