Parents in Ireland waiting longer than ever to send children to school, data shows irishtimes.com/ireland/educat…

Things that make your day - being told your lecture 'is the best lecture we've had in 2 years' love working on data analysis with Masters students Faculty of Education, Mary Immaculate College.
thanks Emma O Brien and Karen for having me.

A kind gesture by wonderful colleagues Faculty of Education, Mary Immaculate College. this week.

Really pleased to have written this and to see it being welcomed and shared by the sector. Thanks to the team at the Froebel Trust for the encouragement to develop this important resource. Looking forward to expanding the dialogue at the webinar on the 29th.

Very proud of Faculty of Education, Mary Immaculate College. BA ECCE students who met with important visitors onsite today- fantastic ambassadors for children, the ECCE profession & MIC. So proud of our lecturers too - all kinds of amazing Deirdre Breatnach Mai Burke Hayes Alison Nulty Dr Jennifer Pope Des Carswell Dr. Sarah O' Leary

Delighted to have our symposium papers on professionalisation in ECEC accepted Marianne Fenech & Antje Rothe. Individual paper on mentoring across early childhood & primary contexts: benefits of CPD accepted too. #qualityecec

Saw this online earlier.

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An informative read with interesting recommendations. Some shocking statistics throughout, e.g., Number of children living in consistent poverty, rose to 7.5% in 2022, over 1 in 7 children at risk of poverty, living in households with income below the poverty line'
#InvestinECEC

Carolina Montessori - 23rd May 1955 to 7th April 2024 - great grand-daughter of Maria Montessori. RIP

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Unsustainable unnoticed recruitment and retention crisis in Early Childhood Education and Care profession too. Does anyone care?

Happy Easter to Educators, Managers, Children, Parents and Families. Enjoy the well deserved rest.

ESD in action. Embedding ESD in the professional formation of our BA ECCE students Faculty of Education, Mary Immaculate College. in turn, shaping positive attitudes toward ESD in early childhood. Great work Dr Jennifer Pope - lucky students

Proposals for a 5% increase in the minimum rates of pay for Educators and Managers progresses to the next stage. Once approved the Labour Court these rates go the Minister for sign off. The 3 year experience requirement for graduate lead educators and managers also being removed

Looking forward to seeing and working with the final updated Aistear later this year with our BAECCE students Faculty of Education, Mary Immaculate College.

Love the dedication to peacemakers.

NZ here I come - flights booked. Looking forward to giving a key note address at a think-tank Summit for 100 Political and Sector Leaders on “The Future for Children in Early Education and Care” in Wellington, New Zealand in June Faculty of Education, Mary Immaculate College.

Interesting report on ECEC from the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth. Access the report here: tinyurl.com/yszuufhv