Early Childhood Ireland exchanges and shares knowledge actions and projects that link to our strategic plan that strives for every child in Ireland to experience the best possible start to a happy, healthy and thriving life. A key part of this is through supporting the delivery of high-quality Early Learning and Care and School Age Childcare (ELC and SAC). We aim to do this through our national annual awards, the sharing of research, relevant professional development for the Early Learning and Care and School Age Childcare sector.
The Practitioner Inquiry Programme
We are delighted to invite educators who work in member settings to be part of an exciting new programme which will focus on practitioners making connections between research and their normal everyday practice.
Early Childhood Ireland National Annual Awards
Our awards celebrate and showcase the sector’s ambition and commitment to continuously improve the quality of their practice and their services to children and their families.
Research Symposium
Every year, Early Childhood Ireland holds an exciting national research symposium. The audience is researchers, educator-researchers, academics, students and policymakers.
Ezine – Inspiring Practice
This monthly ezine curates practice- and pedagogy-relevant research evidence and is aimed at members and subscribers.
Scéalta Blog
Scéalta is the Irish language word for stories. Early Childhood Ireland’s weekly blog covers topics relevant to early learning and care and school age childcare.