As details of Budget 2022 emerged last weekend, I dared to hope. Hope that the budget would signal a new beginning for early childhood professionals, for parents, but most importantly young children. For decades, I have advocated for the rights of children to quality Early Childhood Education and Care, and the rights of early childhood...
February 2, 2021 Dear Members, Friday February 5ᵗʰ marks the one year anniversary of the Together For Early Years march in Dublin in 2020. To mark the anniversary, and to remind Government that much work remains to ensure quality early childhood experiences for children, value our early years educators, ensure affordability for parents and sustainability for service...
As I commence my role as President of OMEP Ireland, I reflect upon the birth of OMEP at a World Conference on Early Childhood Education in Prague, in 1948. At that conference, the new organisation, OMEP was recognised then, as it is now, as the principal mechanism to bring people together from all over the...
OMEP Ireland is delighted to announce the election of Dr Mary Moloney as President of OMEP Ireland Dr Moloney is very well known and highly-respected, nationally and internationally in the field of early childhood care and education (ECCE). She is a researcher, author and lecturer in early childhood education and care at Mary Immaculate College, Limerick....
In The Name of Passion The views and opinions expressed in this blog are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of OMEP Ireland. As a graduate coming into the Early Childhood sector, I have spent some time in a variety of settings over my time studying, in Ireland and...
Is There a Future for ECEC Graduates in the Sector? For as long as I can remember, I have always wanted to work with preschool children. I was not concerned by the low pay in early childhood education and care (ECEC). I was focused on children, their education, and care. However, while doing my degree, my...