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.
Early Childhood Ireland's Podcast
Latest Episodes
Biodiversity and bringing nature into settings
Small moments of connection with plants, animals, and local habitats can inspire a lifelong appreciation for biodiversity and conservation. In conversation with Mark Nolan from Biodiversity in Schools and Lorraine Diggins, Early Chi...
Partnership with Parents
In early childhood care and education, we often talk about the importance of partnerships with parents, but what does a genuine partnership actually look like in practice?In this episode, Racheal Govan, Managing Director of Footprints Ea...
Slow Relational Pedagogy with Adele Evans
Aistear (2024) reminds us that every baby, toddler and young child develops at their own pace and in their own unique way. A slow relational pedagogy offers a thoughtful approach to supporting this development—one that prioritises time, deep li...
Early Childhood Ireland's Childminding Research, with Frances Byrne and Liz Kerrins
A core aspect of the work of Early Childhood Ireland over the past number of years has been Childminding. We led the Erasmus programme, Qual FDC in 2023, a European based project which focused on quality in family day care (as Childminding is o...
From Rhetoric to Reality, with Dr Colette Murray
Our guest today is Dr. Colette Murray, from Technical University, Dublin who was an advisor on the From Rhetoric to Reality research Early Childhood Ireland conducted in 2025. In this research we wanted to investigate the inclusiveness of Irish...
