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The Area Based Childhood Programme is an area-based prevention and early intervention initiative targeting investment in evidence-informed interventions to improve outcomes for children and families in Ireland. The Programme is delivered in thirteen different areas of disadvantage around the country.
ABC projects on transitions include:
Aistear is the curriculum framework for children from birth to six years in Ireland. It provides information for adults to help them plan for and provide enjoyable and challenging learning experiences, so that all children can grow and develop as competent and confident learners within loving relationships with others. Aistear describes the types of learning (dispositions, values and attitudes, skills, knowledge, and understanding) that are important for children in their early years, and offers ideas and suggestions as to how this learning might be nurtured. More details here.
Barnardos’ mission is to deliver services and work with families, communities, and our partners to transform the lives of vulnerable children who are affected by adverse childhood experiences.
Below are some useful resources:
Better Start is a Quality Development initiative of the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, collaborating with the Early Years Education Policy Unit of the Department of Education and Skills (DES) and works to establish a cohesive approach to quality across the Early Learning and Care sector in Ireland. Better Start is hosted by Pobal on behalf of the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth. Watch a video 'Aggie Goes to School.'
The national CYPSC website holds local information by county regarding what services are available for children, young people and families. Each CYPSC has a Local Resources Page where they provide information or links to information on service provision in that county. You can visit each local CYPSC by visiting the Your County CYPSC page and selecting which county you want to visit. Alternatively links to all of these Local Resources pages are here.
Early Childhood Ireland is the largest organisation in the Early Learning and Care sector. ECI represents 3,800 early learning and care providers, who support over 100,000 children and their families through preschool, afterschool, and full day-care provision nationwide. ECI’s work includes quality enhancement, publications, advocacy, training, business support and information for a sector that employs more than 30,000 people today.
In this series of Podcasts, ECI looks at how the transitions and changes from pre-school to primary school can be navigated to ensure children and their families feel comfortable and excited about this new stage of their lives.
In episode 1 Dr. Derek Grant from the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) talks about how the use of the Mo Scéal materials can help with the roles, relationships and change the transition to Big School entails. Watch the Podcast here
In episode 2 of this series about transitions, Kathleen Cash and Lorraine Cash from Tir na nÓg, in Co. Kildare, winners of the 2020 Early Childhood Ireland National Award for Transitions for Children, take us though their approach to transitions in practice. Watch the Podcast here
In the third and final episode of Early Childhood Ireland’s podcast series relating to Transitions, Milica Atanackovic and Fiona Kelleher discuss the recently completed TRAP project, outline the development of the programme and the materials resulting from this EU project with Croatia, Iceland and Sweden. Watch the Podcast here
Healthy Ireland is a government-led initiative aimed at improving the health and wellbeing of everyone living in Ireland.
Please go to www.gov.ie/together to get appropriate wellbeing advice.
The National Parents Council Primary have developed a suite of free resources to support parents to support their children through their early years education and beyond. You can find more resources including publications and an online learning programme on their website.
TESS has three strands namely the Statutory Educational Welfare Service (EWS) and the two school support services the Home School Community Liaison Scheme (HSCL) and the School Completion Programme (SCP). The three TESS strands work together collaboratively with schools, families and other relevant services to achieve the best educational outcomes for children and young people.
The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) is a statutory body of the Department of Education and Skills.
The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) was set up to improve the delivery of education services to persons with special educational needs arising from disabilities with particular emphasis on children. The Council was first established as an independent statutory body by order of the Minister for Education and Science in December 2003.
A local service is delivered through national network of Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs) who interact with parents and schools and liaise with the HSE in providing resources to support children with special educational needs.
Gaeloideachas is a national, voluntary organisation supporting the development of Irish-medium education.
Gaeloideachas provides advice, assistance and support to people who wish to have their children educated through Irish, as well as support services and advocacy for those working in the sector.
Below are some useful resources: