The Department of Education updated on standardisation within early education, the universal offer through which the Department provides a year of funded preschool education for every target age child who wishes to take up a place.
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Cathy Mason gave a summary of recent developments including the publication of findings from the independent Strategic Review of the Northern Ireland Curriculum; a £6.6 million investment package for the Pathway Fund, new funding stream for Approved Home Childcarers; and the extension of NICSS to school age children.
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The Chair gave a summary of developments including recent announcements of a £55 million package of measures for early learning and childcare which included the extension of the Northern Ireland Childcare Subsidy Scheme to cover school-age children.
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The Chair updated on a number of announcements from the Education Minister including; the increased funding for part-time non-statutory pre-school education providers participating in the Department’s Pre-School Education Programme…
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The All Party Group on Early Education & Childcare held its AGM on Thursday 27 February 2025 via Teams. Nicola Brogan MLA, outgoing APG Chair, welcomed everyone to the meeting and thanked all APG members, in particular the office bearers, for their contributions over the last year.
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The final meeting of 2024 for the All Party Group on Early Education and Childcare was held on the 12th December, with Early Years Organisation taking over the reins as Secretariat to the Group for the first time.
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Early Years - the organisation for young children are delighted to be offering this course for all practitioners who work with children and their families.
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In this session, we will uncover how open-ended and diverse materials support children's problem-solving skills through STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) play.
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Learn how to effectively implement the use of the HighScope Child Observation Recording system for Infant - Toddler and Preschool. Focus on recording children ' s strengths and development to ensure that are reaching their full-potential.
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