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ChildLinks Issue 3: Child Trafficking
(Barnardos, 2008)The recent decision by the Government to introduce a free pre-school place for all children in the year prior to starting primary school is, in Barnardos’ view, a most significant and welcome policy development which will ... -
Childlinks Issue 3: Childcare in Transition
(Barnardos, 2007)On 10th December 2007, The Minister for Children, Brendan Smith T.D., launched the Government's vision for Children’s Services in lreland. This national policy document, The Agenda for Children’s Services, ‘is directing ... -
ChildLinks Issue 3: Children & Inequality
(Barnardos, 2015)In Barnardos pre-election campaign, we calling on all of the political parties to prioritise children in their manifestos. One in nine children in Ireland live in consistent poverty and nearly two in five experience ... -
ChildLinks Issue 3: Children and Creativity
(Barnardos, 2004)The theme of the Barnardos pre-budget submission to Government this year is ‘invest in children’. It may be a cliché to say that children are the future but it is also arguable that investment in children will pay economic ... -
ChildLinks Issue 3: Children and the Digital World
(Barnardos, 2018)This issue of ChildLinks considers the digital environment and the impact it has on childhood and on family life. Digital technology is increasingly present in our daily experiences from communication to sharing photos, ... -
ChildLinks Issue 3: Children in Disadvantaged Communities
(Barnardos, 2003)As ChildLinks goes to print, the 2004 A Public Spending Estimates have been announced and the policies which will be copperfastened in the 2004 Budget are clear The Government has chosen to implement cuts in a manner ... -
ChildLinks Issue 3: Children with Additional Needs in Early Years Services
(Barnardos, 2012)This edition of ChildLinks focuses on exploring the theme of how early childhood care and education (ECCE) provides for children with additional needs1. Children with disabilities do at least as well, developmentally, ... -
ChildLinks Issue 3: Children's Risky Play
(Barnardos, 2011)The concept of risky play may sound at odds with our desire for young children to be nurtured in a safe environment, however as the many contributors to this issue of Childlinks contend, risky or adventurous play is an ... -
ChildLinks Issue 3: Digital Childhood
(Barnardos, 2014)One of the defining features of contemporary childhood in many societies is that children grow up in a world where digital technologies are prominent and taken for granted. There is no doubt that interactive digital ... -
ChildLinks Issue 3: Domestic Violence
(Barnardos, 2002)The theme of this issue of ChildLinks is domestic violence. Domestic violence has been defined as “the use of physical or emotional force or the threat of physical force or sexual violence in close adult relationships. ... -
ChildLinks Issue 3: Equality and Diversity in Early Childhood Care and Education
(Barnardos, 2013)The Early Years Strategy (DCYA, 2013) states that respect for diversity, equity and inclusion are prerequisites for optimal development and learning. We know from research that children as young as two years of age are ... -
ChildLinks Issue 3: Fostering
(Barnardos, 1995)Welcome to sections 3-6 of the Child Care Act 1991. These long awaited sections are among the most important ‘nuts and bolts’ of the Child Care Act. They affect children who are most at risk, that is those who are at ... -
ChildLinks Issue 3: Homelessness
(Barnardos, 2016)The number of families and children experiencing homelessness in Ireland today is the highest since records began. The latest Department of Housing figures reveal that more than 1,100 families are homeless, including 2,363 ... -
ChildLinks Issue 3: Parental Alcohol Misuse
(Barnardos, 2009)Media focus on the abuse of alcohol in Ireland is too often focused on underage drinking to the neglect of the problem of parental alcohol misuse, which is the theme of this edition of ChildLinks. One of the common messages ... -
ChildLinks Issue 3: Parenting and Drug Misuse
(Barnardos, 2000)The discussion on the effects of drug abuse usually focuses on the individuals who are using drugs and much of the research and interventions are directed towards the impact on the user. However, anecdotal evidence ... -
ChildLinks Issue 3: Parenting Support Programmes
(Barnardos, 2019)Families in Ireland today face a wide range of issues that can have a negative impact on children’s development, wellbeing, learning, achievement, family function and peer relationships. Long-term risks ultimately include ... -
ChildLinks Issue 3: Professionalisation of the Early Years Sector
(Barnardos, 2017)The issue of the professional status of the early childhood education and care (ECEC) sector in Ireland has been the subject of much discussion in recent years among both those working with young children and Government. ... -
ChildLinks Issue 3: Research in Early Childhood Care and Education
(Barnardos, 2010)Two important documents to do with the future of early childhood care and education in Ireland were launched in December, which, in the Christmas rush, received little public attention. I am referring firstly to ... -
Childlinks Issue 3: School Age Programmes
(Barnardos, 2006)This edition of Childlinks is devoted to the theme of School Age Programmes. For many years Barnardos has provided out-of-school activities as part of an integrated model of community-based family support projects. ... -
ChildLinks Issue 3: STEAM Learning in Early Childhood
(Barnardos, 2022)STEAM education for young children involves teaching science, technology, engineering, arts and maths as an integrated whole. This holistic apporach not only supports children’s learning in the different areas, but enables ...