Citation
Barnardos. (2019). Early Years eNews: Issue 4. https://knowledge.barnardos.ie/handle/20.500.13085/563
Abstract
Following on from the RTÉ Investigates: Crèches, Behind Closed
Doors programme broadcast in July, the Minister for Children and
Youth Affairs, Dr. Katherine Zappone, made a number of
announcements over the summer in an effort to strengthen quality
requirements for early years services and in this issue of Early Years
eNews we bring you details of some of these. Barnardos welcomes
these developments along with the news of a working group to explore
the establishment of a professional body, which will strengthen a
system of quality early learning and care for all children as well as
supporting providers and practitioners in the early years sector. Also
to be welcomed is the news of the formal initiation of a project to
develop a new Funding Model for Early Learning and Care and School
Age Childcare and the establishment of an Expert Group to lead this
work.