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International Perspectives on Early Years – part three

A report by the UK Government on international perspectives in Early Years, published last year, looks at the aims and purposes of Early Years provision in an international context. It also reflects on where England is within the international context. In part two of our review we looked at what the report says on the

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Policy in Action 9 April 2024

At least 80 per cent of workers should be covered by collective bargaining agreements and the National Minimum Wage (NMW) should move on a phased basis to a “genuine living wage,” according to a recent report published by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU). In the report, Challenging myths and improving working conditions in

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Making the News: March Media Highlights

This month’s Making the News examines recent media events, including coverage of the Oireachtas Children’s Committee report on challenges facing the Early Years sector, and a series of articles by the Irish Independent. New Children’s Committee report . On Wednesday, 6 March we welcomed the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth’s

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Policy in Action 3 April 2024

Oireachtas Update . Two significant Early Childhood Ireland policy proposals raised in the Dáil . We were pleased to see that significant proposals contained in our Budget 2024 submission and in our Policy Proposal: Closures or Early Years and School Age Care were raised in the Dáil by Deputy Colm Burke (Fine Gael). Through Parliamentary

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International perspectives on Early Years – part two

A report by the UK Government on international perspectives in Early Years, published last year, looks at the aims and purposes of Early Years provision in an international context. It also reflects on where England is within the international context. In part one of our review we looked at what the report says on availability

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International perspectives on Early Years – part one

A report by the UK Government on international perspectives in Early Years, published last year, looks at the aims and purposes of Early Years provision in an international context. It also reflects on where England is within the international context. In this first part in a series of four, we look at what the report

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