Early Childhood Ireland's Podcast
Early Childhood is the leading national children’s advocacy and membership organisation. We work in partnership with Early Years, School Age Care and Childminding settings to ensure that every child is thriving and learning. We advocate for an effective and inclusive system which values, supports and invests in childhood, children and services.
Our Vision is that every child is thriving and learning in quality Early Years and School Age Care in centre-based and Childminding settings.
Our Mission is to champion quality for children in Early Years, School Age Care and Childminding settings, through our work with our members and on the system.
Podcasting since 2021 • 82 episodes
Early Childhood Ireland's Podcast
Latest Episodes
Introducing Eco-Emotions, with Milica Atanackovic
Early Childhood Ireland is delighted to have launched our newest member resource, called Eco-Emotions, funded by National Pyjama Day. In this episode of Early Childhood Ireland's podcast we chat to Learning Strategy Manager, Milica Atanac...
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Childminding: Exploring the research literature, with Dr Suzanne McCartney and Liz Kerrins
In this episode we discuss the findings and implications of the recent research carried out by Stranmillis University College on behalf of Early Childhood Ireland. We chat with Dr Suzanne McCartney, from Stranmillis and with Liz Kerrins from Ea...
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4 Asks for Children; Budget 2025 with Frances Byrne
In this, the first episode of our new season, we tease out the 4 Asks for Children to Elevate Early Years and School Age Care to the Status of Primary Education which are at the centre of our Budget 2025 Submission. We are delighted to b...
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Inclusion and children's rights, with Prof. Emer Ring
In the final episode of the series shining a light on children's rights, we chat with Prof. Emer Ring, Dean of Education at Mary Immaculate College. We discuss the elements we need to think about as we seek to develop a shared understandi...
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Global Citizen Education, with Dr Sheila Long
Continuing our series on Children's Rights, in this week's episode we talk to Dr Sheila Long, from South East Technological University about Global Citizen Education. We discuss what Global Citizen Education is and how we can support this in se...
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