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 • 84 episodes
Early Childhood Ireland's Podcast
Latest Episodes
Eco-Emotions in Action, with Johanna Davis and Mary-Ellen O'Sullivan
In this episode we have a conversation with two passionate educators about children thriving outside in nature. Johanna Davis and Mary-Ellen O'Sullivan, from Seedling Nature Schools in Limerick share their experiences of children developing sel...
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Eco-Emotions: Exploring the research, with Muireann Ranta
Muireann Ranta, from the South East Technological University joins us for this episode of Early Childhood Ireland's podcast. We discuss how we can encourage children to develop a sense of wonderment about the natural world from their very earli...
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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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