2020

 

Recent Submissions

  • Early Years eNews: Issue 10 

    Barnardos (Barnardos, 2020)
    This has been a difficult year for everyone, particularly those working in early learning and care. We have been so inspired by the stories of dedication and adaptability of early childhood educators to provide quality ...

  • Early Years eNews: Issue 9 

    Barnardos (Barnardos, 2020)
    This issue of Early years eNews is the first since the announcement of Budget 2021. Although this Budget saw some welcome investment in protecting the most vulnerable children and families, it is disheartening to note ...

  • Early Years eNews: Issue 8 

    Barnardos (Barnardos, 2020)
    In this issue of Early Years eNews we bring you all the latest updates from the Department of Children & Youth Affairs, including the launch of the National Quality Guidelines for School Age Childcare Services which is ...

  • Early Years eNews: Issue 7 

    Barnardos (Barnardos, 2020)
    Early learning and care settings that have already re-opened have been rising to new challenges and it is great to hear how well children have settled back in. There will be more settings re-opening over the next few ...

  • Early Years eNews: Issue 6 

    Barnardos (Barnardos, 2020)
    This has been a significant week for the early learning and care sector as many services reopened after Covid19 closures, with more planning to reopen in the coming weeks. This has been possible through the dedication ...

  • Early Years eNews: Issue 5 

    Barnardos (Barnardos, 2020)
    This will be a very busy, and potentially stressful, few weeks for many of you as you make preparations to re-open your settings at the end of the month. In this issue of Early Years eNews, we look at the latest government ...

  • Early Years eNews: Issue 4 

    Barnardos (Barnardos, 2020)
    There is a now a plan in place for the early learning and care sector starting with the provision of care for children in the homes of essential healthcare workers from 18th May, overseen by DCYA. Then, by the end of ...

  • Early Years eNews: Issue 3 

    Barnardos (Barnardos, 2020)
    While the Government is still determining whether childcare workers will go into the home and mind the children of some healthcare workers, many organisation and agencies, including Barnardos, have been working on resources ...

  • Early Years eNews: Issue 2 

    Barnardos (Barnardos, 2020)
    As things are changing so rapidly at the minute we will be sending out some extra issues of Early Years eNews to keep you updated on what is happening in Barnardos and in the wider sector

  • Early Years eNews: Issue 1 

    Barnardos (Barnardos, 2020)
    It has been an eventful year so far for the early learning and care sector. On 5th February, tens of thousands marched through Dublin city centre calling on the next government to increase funding in order to reduce ...