📣 PEMI urges Government to #ChangeTheNarrative in #Budget2026 for young children & their educators!
We’re calling for:
1️⃣ 1% GDP for ECEC
2️⃣ Recognition as a profession
3️⃣ Pay parity with primary teachers
4️⃣ Legal right to quality ECEC from birth
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🧩 66% of adults agree that the education of children under 5 is as important as for those over 5.
#EarlyYears and #SchoolAgeCare play a vital role in laying the foundation for children's futures.
Read more in our press release.
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#ECIBarometerWeek
At Early Childhood Ireland, we believe that every child should have guaranteed access to high-quality, inclusive #EarlyYears and #SchoolAgeCare provisions.
An overwhelming majority of respondents agree with us. 🎯
#ECIBarometerWeek
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Over half of adults believe that Early Years and School Age Care graduates should have the same conditions as primary and secondary school teachers. ⚖️
Read more about the #ECIBarometer in today's @irishtimes.com.
#ECIBarometerWeek
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We look forward to the #BECERA2025 conference kicking off tomorrow.
Our Research Manager, Dr @carmelward.bsky.social, will be keeping busy by chairing a symposium on using research to tackle inequalities and presenting on ethical engagement with young children of the traveller community.
Our objectives:
▪️Promote the early years sector as a valued profession
▪️Advance professional standards & ethics
▪️Foster a shared professional identity
▪️Establish a voluntary register for early years professionals
▪️Advocate for recognition of ECE
▪️Progress the key actions in First 5
We are a voluntary body with charitable status, dedicated to upholding professional standards & practice in early childhood & school-age childcare (birth-12 years) in 🇮🇪.