Barnardos Knowledge Bank

Barnardos Knowledge Bank is an online service hosting full content materials produced by Barnardos Ireland. It contains the full text of booklets, journals, reports, research papers and more. Barnardos Knowledge Bank is an open access platform, with the aim of making Barnardos output as widely accessible as possible. Use the browse functions above for an overview of relevant materials. Barnardos is Ireland's leading children's charity and is also a National Voluntary Childcare Organisation whose work is part funded by Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth.

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    Responding to Trauma in Early Learning and Care: Homelessness
    (Barnardos, 2024) Barnardos
    In Ireland today, there are babies, toddlers and young children growing up in households impacted by poverty, addiction, neighbourhood violence, discrimination, mental health problems, homelessness and domestic violence, and some children are being subjected to chronic neglect and/or abuse. Working in Early Learning and Care (ELC) settings, we have seen first-hand the devastating impact that traumatic experiences such as these can have on the lives of the youngest and most vulnerable people in our society. For many children, the impact of adverse experiences will negatively affect their wellbeing and development, leading to poor outcomes, and social, emotional and physical issues over the course of their lives. As early years educators, we can play a critical role in supporting children and families by promoting a safe, supportive environment and providing stable, caring relationships in those critical first years of life. Through our intimate relationships with young children and their families we have the opportunity to make a real, positive difference. This resource, which is one in a series looking at how ELC settings can support children experiencing adversity, focuses on children experiencing homelessness. It explores how homelessness can impact children, and how, as early years educators, in partnership with families and other agencies, we can support children and their families experiencing homelessness.
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    Developing Anti-Discriminatory Practice in Early Childhood: A How to Guide
    (Cork City Childcare Committee & Barnardos, No date) Cork City Childcare Committee; Barnardos
    This publication aims to acknowledge the difficult and time-consuming task that childcare practitioners face in ensuring that their equal opportunities /diversity policies are developed and implemented to reflect the changes that our society is experiencing. It does this by providing: A Position Paper on including anti-discriminatory practice as a central theme in early childhood programmes, a Self-Assessment Questionnaire intended as an aid to identifying areas of practice where practitioners feel they are doing well and areas in which they feel there could be some improvement., a Model Policy based on best practice models, which it is hoped will be a source of information and inspiration as well as a basis for discussion among childcare providers. The Model Policy is also intended to act as an illustration of the wider implications that such a policy will have for a service which is aiming to ensure that the principles of equality are fully implemented. It finally provides a Step-by-Step Guide to suggest how your planned policy development might be implemented.
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    Establishing a Day Care Service: An Information Pack
    (Barnardos, 1996) Canavan, Angela; Gibbons, Norah
    This information pack is aimed at those who are considering setting-up a private day care service for preschool children. By day care services we mean "nurseries" which provide full day care for groups of children or "creches" which refer to short-term care for groups of children in shopping centres, sports complexes or adult education centres. Those who wish to consider establishing a playgroup should contact the Irish Preschool Playgroups Association.
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    Food Insecurity in Ireland: Impact on Children and their Parents
    (Barnardos, 2024) Coyne Research
    This is the 2024 Barnardos and ALDI Ireland Food Insecurity Report. The research found that food insecurity in families with children is worsening. An increasingly large proportion of children are living in homes where parents are; cutting back or going without meals themselves to feed their children; cutting down on essentials such as clothing, electricity, and heat in order to make sure enough food is on their table; and borrowing or resorting to food banks to provide themselves and their children with sufficient food. The Barnardos and ALDI research shows that even more parents are cutting back on their own food, borrowing money for food, relying on food banks, and cutting back on spending on other household activities, including clothing, household bills, medical costs and children’s activities. More parents are worried about their ability to provide their children with sufficient food, as families continue to struggle with cost-of-living pressures.
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    Early Years eNews: Issue 1
    (Barnardos, 2024) Barnardos
    In this first issue of Early Years eNews for 2024, we bring you updates from across the ECEC sector including the OECD Starting Strong Teaching and Learning International Survey, the 2023 State of the Nation's Children report, consultation on the draft childminding regulations and more. We also have information about the latest from Barnardos Learning and Development team.

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