Welcome to early years

Early Years is the largest organisation in Northern Ireland for young children. We are a non-profit making organisation and have been working since 1965 to promote high quality childcare for children aged 0 - 12 and their families.
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Early Years Projects & Services

Early Years Accreditation
Accreditation
Early Years Bookstore
Bookstore
Early Years Committee Management service
Committee Management
Early Years Coral project
Coral Initiative
Early Years Eager and Able project
Eager & Able to Learn
Early Years specialist service
Early Years Specialist
Early Years Health Initiative - Up 4 it in partnership with CAWT
Family Health Initiative
Early Years HighScope Ireland Institute
Highscope
Early Years International Network on Peace Building with Young Children
International Network
Early Years Media Initiative for Children
Media Initiative for Children
Early Years SureStart services
SureStart
Early Years Toybox Project
The Toybox Project
Advice for your setting
View our Committee Resources to develop your setting
Get advice on developing policies for your setting
Resource Catalogues
Over 150 titles of great resources for working with young children. Click here to download >>
Early Years Resource Catalogue

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Upcoming Events

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