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.
Episodes
84 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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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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Play: a fundamental right, with Prof. Nóirín Hayes
Tuesday, 11 June 2024 has been designated as International Day of Play, recognising and celebrating that play is a fundamental right for children. In this bonus episode of Early Childhood Ireland's podcast, we asked Prof. Nóirín Hay...
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Exploring Children's Rights, with Prof. Nóirín Hayes
In this new series of Early Childhood Ireland’s podcast, which focusses on Children’s Rights, we are delighted to be joined by Prof. Nóirín Hayes, Visiting Professor at the School of Education, Trinity College Dublin. In the episode we discuss ...
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OWLET: your questions answered, with Dr Christina Egan Marnell
In the fourth and final episode of the OWLET series of Early Childhood Ireland’s podcast we ask our Early Childhood Specialist, DR Christina Egan Marnell some of the questions posed to us about using the OWLET resources. Have you wondered how t...
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Using the OWLET lullabies, with Mairéad Gallagher
In this week's episode of Early Childhood Ireland's podcast Mairéad Gallagher, music teacher and director of Wriggletto discusses how the OWLET lullabies can be used throughout every day by educators and parents in simple ways to support childr...
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Music: a universal language, with Leah Ahern de Leastar
In Early Childhood Ireland’s podcast this week we chat to Leah Ahern de Leastar, Early Years educator and lecturer about music. We discuss how music is a universal language and how we can weave music through the day. Leah also reminds us that i...
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Introducing OWLET, with Dr Christina Egan Marnell and Maria Cleary
In this episode we chat with Dr Christina Egan Marnell and Maria Cleary from Early Childhood Ireland about our beautiful new member resource called OWLET: Lullabies of the World . This resource supports babies and young children...
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Early Childhood Ireland Barometer 2024, with Frances Byrne
In this episode of our podcast we chat with Frances Byrne, Director of Policy at Early Childhood Ireland. We tease out the findings of Early Childhood Ireland's Barometer 2024. Now in its seventh year, the Barometer is an annual opinion poll, c...
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What is Practitioner Inquiry, with Dr Lynn J McNair and Kathleen Tuite
In this episode of Early Childhood Ireland’s podcast Dr Lynn J McNair, from the University of Edinburgh and Kathleen Tuite from Early Childhood Ireland outline what Practitioner Inquiry is and how becoming a Practitioner Inquirer supports the b...
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My experience of introducing real tools, with Dairíona Ní Mhuirí
In this final episode of our Delving into Adventurous Play series, Early Childhood Ireland member Dairíona Ní Mhuirí outlines her approach to Adventurous Play and how children in her Naíonra (Irish language preschool) use real tools and fire. S...
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Using real tools to support Adventurous Play, with Niki Buchan
In this episode of our Delving into Adventurous Play series, Niki Buchan Educational Consultant at Natural Learning Educational Consultancy outlines the importance of adventurous play and the role this has in physical development. She dis...
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What is Adventurous Play, with Chloe Keegan
In this first episode of a new series, Delving into Adventurous Play, Chloe Keegan, from Early Childhood Ireland discusses what adventurous play is and why children need to be challenged in their play, with specific reference to supporting chil...
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From Mutilingulaism to Plurilingualism, with Liz Kerrins and Dr Francesca La Morgia
Our World of Languages: Episode threeIn this episode Liz Kerrins, from Early Childhood Ireland and Dr Francesca La Morgia, from Mother Tongues discuss the changing terminology around languages and why the term plurilingualism is ...
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Valuing Multilingualism with School Age children, with Suzanne McCarthy
Our World of Languages: Episode twoIn episode two of this series looking at multilingualism, Suzanne McCarthy, Education Officer at Mother Tongues outlines her research on supporting heritage languages with older children. She ...
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Valuing Multilingualism with young children, with Dr Christina Egan Marnell
Our World of Languages: Episode one In this first episode of a series where we will explore multilingualism, we talk to Dr Christina Egan Marnell, Early Childhood Specialist, at Early Childhood Ireland about her experiences wor...
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Exploring EECERA 2023, with Fiona Kelleher
In this episode Fiona Kelleher, from Early Childhood Ireland speaks to us about the European Early Childhood Education Research Association (EECERA) Conference held recently in Lisbon. She chats about what Early Childhood Ireland brought to the...
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Updating Aistear, with Dr Sharon Skehill
Aistear, the Early Childhood Curriculum Framework was initially launched in 2009. Much has changed in the Early Years sector since then. To reflect these changes Aistear is being updated. To take us through the development and consultatio...
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