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The LINC Team proudly congratulates Professor Emer Ring, Dean of Education at Mary Immaculate College (MIC), on the launch of Special Education in an Independent Ireland 1922-2022: Insights from a Century-long Journey. Read: bit.ly/3B7Wsa5 Faculty of Education, Mary Immaculate College. Early Childhood Ireland Froebel Department

Many thanks @dcediy and Local Government Management Agency for visiting our unit to hear #Babytalk results and see it in action- we look forward to collaborating and working with our other stakeholders Louth County Council Spark Innovation Programme Early Childhood Ireland to promote “speak, read and sing to your baby”

The Education Policy Institute recently published their report on the new child to adult ratios in #EarlyYears and how they impact practitioner wellbeing and and #QualityforChildren. We provide a full overview of the report in this week's Policy in Focus. 🔎 buff.ly/4gSAvME

It’s #WorldTeachersDay2024 today and a huge shout out to all the #earlyyears teachers across the country for their incredible work and dedication. Including this fabulous group of teachers in Creative Kids, Dublin 8 that I had the pleasure to spend yesterday afternoon with.

Thank you, @DavidStantonTD from Fine Gael, for coming to speak with us about prioritising #EarlyYears and #SchoolAgeCare in the upcoming election. 🗳️ Great having you with us today.

Great to speak with Brendan Smith from @FiannaFailParty about the importance of investing in #EarlyYears and #SchoolAgeCare, and prioritising this area in the upcoming election and in the next Programme for Government.

➡️ Our CEO Teresa Heeney and policy team are at Buswells this afternoon, discussing better pay and conditions for educators, improved capacity planning, and a new investment target. Thank you, Senator Jerry Buttimer TD, for stopping by and speaking with us today. Fine Gael

📹 Our CEO Teresa Heeney shares highlights from yesterday’s event at Buswells Hotel, where we briefed TDs and Senators. We are working hard to ensure that #EarlyYears and #SchoolAgeCare is at the centre of the upcoming election and the next Programme for Government.

All kicking off at the #LincGraduation2024 in Mary Immaculate College (MIC). Congratulations to all the graduates. Delighted to represent @EarlChildhdIRL at this celebration. #inclusion @dcediy

#LincGraduation2024 ⁦Prof. Niamh Hourigan⁩ delivering a wonderful keynote speech. ‘inclusion has to be enabled and supported’ and says that children in their early years should be our role models for inclusion. ⁦Leadership for INClusion in the Early Years⁩ ⁦Early Childhood Ireland⁩ ⁦Froebel MU Early Childhood Degrees⁩

Ahead of the general election, we hosted an event with Members of the Oireachtas. We want to see: ➡️#EarlyYears & #SchoolAgeCare as a public good ➡️Graduates brought in under public pay ➡️A new investment target Read more in this week's Policy in Action. buff.ly/40f1tYU

Based on our evaluation of Early Talk Boost, Laying the foundations for Literacy is now available in the autumn edition of Literacy News tinyurl.com/ypnhjatt Dr Suzanne Egan Dr Jennifer Pope @LittleBLaverty ETB is a now core element of the Equal Start Programme @dcediy

Proper Family Leave is one of our #4AsksforChildren, calling on the next government to guarantee 66% of a parent/guardian’s income during the first year of a child’s life, in line with the EU recommendation. Read more about our policy work 👇 buff.ly/4hhjfkj

We are looking forward to tuning into TonightVMTV for the #GE24 debate on #EarlyYears and #SchoolAgeCare. We hope to hear concrete plans about how the Parties will address this vital public good for children in the next Programme for Government. 🧵

TonightVMTV We've heard proposals about reducing fees for parents & adding much needed capacity. Without a stable & valued workforce these proposals just won't be feasible. ❌ There's been some significant progress for staff with a new wage-setting order & a workforce development plan ✔️

TonightVMTV More is needed though, so we are calling on the next government to guarantee pay parity between #EarlyYears and #SchoolAgeCare graduates and their equivalents in primary education. This will value staff properly, help the future of settings and underpin #QualityForChildren

It is #WorldChildrensDay!🌍 At Early Childhood Ireland we believe every child should be guaranteed the best start in life. We advocate for #QualityforChildren through our policy & research work and enable children to help children through our annual fundraiser, National PJ Day.

Ódhran is so happy to support Early Childhood Ireland #NationalPyjamaDay with his Granny Evelyn in Kidz@Play Teresa Heeney

Congratulations to Norma Foley T.D on being appointed Minister for Children, Disability and Youth. We look forward to working together with Minister Foley to advance our #4AsksforChildren and improve the Early Years and School Age Care system for all children in Ireland.

🚀 Our annual Barometer launched today! The #ECIBarometer tracks public attitudes towards Early Years and School Age Care in Ireland. Throughout #ECIBarometerWeek, we will share key findings and what they mean for children, families and educators. 📊 buff.ly/4jRnjJH