Key People
Siobhan Fitzpatrick
Chief Executive
Siobhan has responsibility for policy and strategic development, relationships with the Inter-departmental Group on Early Years, Childcare Partnerships, and Pre-school Education Advisory Groups. She also manages Cross Border relationships and International partnerships.
Siobhan is the European representative on the World Forum Foundation for early years care and education.
Clare Devlin
Director of Early Years Programmes
Clare is responsible for programmatic content and service design. She is also responsible for building capacity among Early Years staff to deliver high quality support and training to Early Years Providers.
Pauline Walmsley
Director of Knowledge Exchange
Pauline is responsible for implementing Early Years' international strategy. This includes expanding the opportunities for the early year's sector to experience best models from elsewhere including High/Scope and Reggio Emilia.
Pauline also supports Early Years' transnational work in strategic partnership with civic society, ECD and other governmental and non-governmental organisations, parents and local communities in Eastern Europe and beyond.
Siobhan Weiniger
Director of Finance and Corporate Services
Siobhan has recently been appointed as the new Early Years Director of Finance and Corporate Services.
Siobhan is responsibile for Finance, IT, Legal Issues, Governance, Facilities and Administration.
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