Useful Publications and Reports
C.S.E.R. (2006) ‘A DECADE OF REFLECTION’: Early Childhood Care and Education in Ireland:1996 - 2006.
Click here C.S.E.R. (2008) Early Childhood Education and Care in Ireland: Getting it Right for Children. Click here C.R.C. (2011) Developing Early Years Professionalism: Evaluation of the Early Learning Initiative’s Professional Development Programme in Community Childcare Centres in the Dublin Docklands. Click here Child Care (Pre-School Services) (No 2) Regulations 2006 and Explanatory Guide to Requirements and Procedures for Notifications and Inspections. Click here Eurofound (2014), Early childhood education and care: Working conditions and training opportunities – Working paper, Dublin. Click here Graham, I. The challenges of becoming a profession. Click here Men in Childcare Resource List 2013. Click here Model Framework for Education, Training and Professional Development in the Early Childhood Care and Education Sector (2002) Click here Govt of Ireland (1999) National Childcare Strategy Report of the Partnership 2000 Expert Working Group on Childcare Click here NESF Report 31 · July 2005. Early Childhood Care and Education. Click here Peters, J. (2013) Towards a Gender Neutral Interpretation of Professionalism in Early Childhood Education adn Care (ECEC). Click here |
The provision of childcare services: A comparative review of 30 European countries (2009). Click here
Workforce Development plan (2010). Click here Dr Nóirín Hayes. (2008) The Role of Early Childhood Care and Education – An Anti-poverty Perspective: Paper commissioned by Combat Poverty Agency. Click here London and Ghent (2011). Competence Requirements in Early Childhood Education and Care: A Study for the European Commission Directorate-General for Education and Culture. Click here Nutbrown. (2012) FOUNDATIONS FOR QUALITY: The independent review of early education and childcare qualifications: Final Report. Click here Start Strong. The Economics of Children’s Early Years Early Care and Education in Ireland: Costs and Benefits. Click here Developing Child Protection and Welfare Policy. Click here |