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
Keyhole Autism Project
Keyhole Autism Project
Early Years Media Initiative for Children
Media Initiative for Children
Early Years Media Initiative for Children
NetQ6
Early Years Salary Service
Salary Service
Early Years Salary Service
Seseame Tree
Early Years SureStart services
SureStart
Early Years Toybox Project
The Toybox Project
Education Minister’s announcement
Early Years welcomes Education Minister’s announcement on Learning to Learn, part of the change of focus in education strategy for children aged 0-6 years.

View Early Years News Article here

View Minister's statement and Learning to Learn framework here
Starting Pre-School
Early Years has provided guidelines for parents as they prepare their child for the transition into a new pre-school setting
Resource Catalogues
Over 150 titles of great resources for working with young children. Click here to download >>
Early Years Resource Catalogue

Latest News

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Press Releases

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