Three groups from Northern Ireland and eight from the Republic of Ireland were presented with the All Ireland Centre of Excellence Award at a gala dinner at the Hilton Hotel, Belfast attended by Junior Minister, Mr Gerry Kelly MLA.

Recognising the early signs of Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in young children can drastically improve the life of that child, and their family.

What can you learn from a morning spent with our pre-school children? To find out a group of international students from Wheelock College, Boston will be visiting Safe and Sound nursery, Ballynahinch this Monday.

Denis Rooney CBE, Chairman of the International Fund for Ireland, early years practitioners, parents and the Tanaiste, Mary Coughlan TD were among those gathered at the Great Northern Hotel in Bundoran on Monday 9th of February to welcome the launch of the Respecting Difference Programme.

Early Years - the organisation for young children, is bringing its 2009 World Forum to the Europa Hotel, in Belfast next year.

Early Years - the organisation for young children has welcomed the outcome of a recent meeting with the Minister for the Environment, Sammy Wilson to develop an exemption scheme for courtesy transport in registered childcare providers which will be introduced from September 2008 by the DVA.

Early Years - the organisation for young children members in the Fermanagh and South Tyrone have made an urgent appeal for funding to help bring members up to graduate level as part of their Transformation Fund.

A series of internationally renowned speakers have told the Early Years - the organisation for young children's international AGM and annual conference in Derry that introducing young children to formal education too soon leaves them less eager and able to learn.

The Chief Executive of Early Years, the organisation for Young Children has said there needs to be increased investment in services for young children especially those with special needs.

A cartoon and educational initiative aimed at pre-school children is being launched today to help tackle the exclusion of Traveller children.