Putting children at the heart of our mission
Early Childhood Ireland is the leading membership organisation in the Early Years sector, focused on our compelling vision of putting the child at the centre of our work. Early Childhood Ireland has a strong track record which spans over five decades and we are currently delivering on our Strategic Plan 2021 to 2026.
As an organisation, we are fully committed to supporting you to provide quality experiences for children.
Early Childhood Ireland's Learning Hub is our eLearning platform, which aims to empower and support our members and their educators.
Early Childhood Ireland’s National Pyjama Day is the largest one-day fundraising event organised by the Early Years and School Age Care sector in Ireland.
Early Childhood Ireland exchanges and shares knowledge, actions and projects, that link to our strategic plan that strives for every child.
Early Childhood Ireland works to develop partnerships at home and abroad through a range of initiatives and projects.
Early Childhood Ireland members lead the way in achieving excellence in their child-centred settings
Early Childhood Ireland is the leading advocate for children in Early Years, School Age Care and Childminding in Ireland
Early Childhood Ireland will empower and facilitate our members to undertake action research, use research in practice, and engage in reflective practice and peer learning activities, in order to champion and drive service excellence.We will also undertake and commission applied research to better understand the factors influencing structural and process quality in EY, SAC and Childminding services and how best to enhance quality.
We will build for future success as the leading membership organisation in the Early Years, School Age Care and Childminding sector, which is trusted, effective and accountable.
This new strategic plan demonstrates the inspiring potential of Early Childhood Ireland and our proven ability to adapt and lead in a changing social, political and economic environment. The plan will guide our operations and be the basis of our reporting across the organisation. We are effective and efficient in our work and with our resources and we hold an image of the competent child at the centre of all that we do.
Every young child is thriving and learning in quality Early Years and School Age Care in centre-based and Childminding settings.
To champion quality for children in Early Years, School Age Care and Childminding settings, through our work with our members and on the system.
We have always believed that early childhood is a critical period for the nurturing of each individual child’s curiosity, resilience, creativity, confidence and potential. We also believe that play is a right and is a key learning pathway in the lives of children. We are a professional and innovative membership organisation that works collaboratively with the relevant government departments, agencies and academic institutions to champion our vision and realise our mission.
Early Childhood Ireland is the largest membership organisation in the sector and our members are leading the way in achieving quality practice in their child-centred settings.
Early Childhood Ireland is the leading advocate for children in Early Years and School Age Care in Ireland, has influenced policy and legislative development in Early Years and School Age Care, towards the quality system we have championed; and Ireland has achieved an investment level of 1% of GDP by 2025.
We would love to hear from you. To get in touch, please fill in the following contact form or see below for additional contact information for our offices. We will respond to your query as soon as possible.
