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The ECE Quality Ireland Podcast

Paula Walshe & Celine Govern

34 episodes

2 weeks ago

Sharing ideas and knowledge on all things to do with early childhood education, quality and professional practice in ECEC in Ireland and beyond.

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Sharing ideas and knowledge on all things to do with early childhood education, quality and professional practice in ECEC in Ireland and beyond.

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Episodes (20/34)

The ECE Quality Ireland Podcast

S6Ep1: Changes - New Aistear, New Pay, New Department

In this first episode of Season 6 we catch up on all the changes affecting ECEC in Ireland over the last few months. A newly updated Aistear curriculum framework is live, new ERO mandatory pay rates for educators and a new government department and minister. Celine has opened 2 more ECEC settings bringing her total to 5 and Paula is heading to Cyprus on an eTwinning trip and to Brussels to fly the flag for STEM/STEAM in ECEC. So much to talk about! Listen in and share. It's going to be a great season!

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2 weeks ago

43 minutes 2 seconds

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S5Ep9: Poo and the Loo - Potty training for preschool

All things poo and potty training for starting preschool! In this super interesting episode we delve into the world of poo and potty training with registered nurse Ann Costigan of 'Poo and the Loo' on Instagram. Ann shares a wealth of professional and practical knowledge about the right time to potty train, if we should use pull ups or not, her top tips for successful potty training and what to do if your child is constipated or having difficulty pooing. This podcast episode is sure to be of great interest to parents/caregivers and early childhood educators alike in anticipation of potty training children in advance of starting their preschool year in September.

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4 months ago

56 minutes 36 seconds

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S5Ep8: Fergus Finlay - Former CEO of Barnardos Ireland

We chat with Fergus Finlay, former CEO of Barnardos Ireland and columnist with the Irish Examiner about a vast array of topics including diversity, equity and inclusion, the importance of early intervention and investing in quality early childhood education. Fergus gives us insight into his homemade brown bread and we also ask him if he might consider running in the upcoming Presidential election later in 2025.

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7 months ago

1 hour 8 minutes 5 seconds

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S5Ep7: Roderic O'Gorman on Early Childhood Education

Current Leader of the Green Party and former Minister for the DCEDIY, Roderic O'Gorman TD joins us on the podcast! We have a great discussion with Roderic about his time as the Minister of the Department with responsibility for the ECEC sector and his early childhood experiences which shaped him as a future member and leader of the Green Party. We also ask Roderic some important questions about recent issues impacting the ECEC sector such as professionalisation and terminology, funding, plans for a public system and the change of the sector name from ECEC to ELC. This was such an insightful and interesting chat.......we hope you enjoy it!

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8 months ago

39 minutes 58 seconds

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S5Ep6: Inspection - The EY Education Focused Inspection

In this episode we discuss the call that makes all educators nervous - the notification of the inspection calling. We discuss the education focused inspection carried out by the Department of Education and we go through the EYEI inspection guideline document. We finish up with some practical tips and key takeaways which feedback from recent inspections have highlighted as important for you to consider in your practice.

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8 months ago

53 minutes 21 seconds

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S5Ep5: Quality School Aged-Childcare and the Importance of Play

We chat with Shelly McGee who is the Quality Support Specialist for School-Aged-Childcare and Play with National Childhood Network (NCN). We discuss what school-aged childcare and afterschool care is, how to support quality and play for children in SAC and how to ensure that children in SAC are supported, valued and their voice is heard.

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9 months ago

39 minutes 49 seconds

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S5Ep4: New Aistear! - An Analysis of the new ECEC Framework

On 5th of December 2024 the eagerly awaited updated version of Aistear, the early childhood curriculum framework in Ireland, was published online by the NCCA. In this episode, we discuss the main changes to the new framework and whether or not the updates are a 'big tick' for us or not. Have a listen and find out what we think.

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11 months ago

43 minutes 18 seconds

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S5Ep3: Bridging the Gap Between Research and ECEC Practice in Germany

We chat with Sarah Girlich about ECEC in Germany and the LaKoS project where researchers and ECEC educators in Saxony collaborate in the area of early literacy to develop resources, training and other supports for evidence based ECEC practice in an effort to bridge the gap between academic research and early childhood practice.

The LakoS is a project of the Association for the Promotion of Language and Communication in Education, Prevention and Rehabilitation, funded by the Saxon State Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs in cooperation with Prof. Glück, University of Leipzig and the Institute for Language and Rehabilitation Communication. You can explore all of their work and access their resources on early literacy here: LakoS Saxony - State Competence Centre for Language Education & Language Support at Day Care Centres in Saxony LakoS Saxony

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1 year ago

49 minutes 6 seconds

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S5Ep2: Identifying and Communicating Developmental Concerns

An insightful and interesting chat with Jenny Nechvatal, a parent of adult children with additional needs and an experienced early childhood educator, about practical strategies for supporting early intervention, sharing developmental concerns with parents/caregivers and the need for further educator training and policy support for this sensitive area of early childhood practice. Jenny is based in New South Wales, Australia and has written and published a book on this topic which takes the dual perspective of educator and parent.

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1 year ago

41 minutes 33 seconds

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S5Ep1: Purposeful Play

In this first episode of season 5 we chat with Shannan Mulrooney, founder of Maia Purposeful Play, on the importance of facilitating intentional opportunities for open ended playful learning opportunities for young children. We focus on the importance of process over product, children's right to choose, parents attitudes to messy play and educator confidence to support open ended play and know when to stand back and observe the learning as an important part of their role. You can find out more about Shannan's workshops and classes on www.maiapurposefulplay.ie.

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1 year ago

42 minutes 34 seconds

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S4Ep5: The Graduation Ceremony - Who is it for?

We discuss the end of year preschool graduation ceremony. Should we do it, how should we do it? Is it adult led or child led? Whose needs are we meeting and how can we find a balance to meet the needs of all stakeholders, children, parents/caregivers and educators?

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1 year ago

36 minutes 46 seconds

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S4Ep4: STEAM in the Early Childhood Environment

In this episode we talk about STEAM (science, technology, engineering, the arts and maths) in early childhood education. How and why would should we incorporate more STEAM into our ECEC practice, thinking of technology as more than screens, recognising the STEAM we already 'do' and intentionally extending children's STEAM learning using language and affordable resources we already have in most ECEC environments.

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1 year ago

39 minutes 48 seconds

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S4Ep3: Risky Play and Guns in Early Childhood Education

We have a really interesting chat with Leah Russell, early childhood lecturer, about what risky play is, how to provide for risky play and whether or not toy guns and gun play should be incorporated into the early childhood education setting.

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1 year ago

45 minutes 59 seconds

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S4Ep2: What is the Appropriate Age to Start Primary School?

With our guest. primary school teacher Dee O'Toole, we discuss the appropriate age for children to transition from early childhood education to primary school education. Why do children in Ireland start at 5 when most other OECD countries children start at 6 or 7. We wonder why some children don't avail of their second free ECCE preschool year and what impact this can have on them when they transition into primary school and beyond.

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1 year ago

28 minutes 40 seconds

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S4Ep1: Quality ECEC - Síolta in Practice

We discuss implementing and maintaining quality standards in early childhood education and how Paula's new book "Síolta in Practice" can help educators make sense of the Síolta standards and how they are already implementing many of them in their daily ECEC practice. Paula's insightful and practical book has lots of great suggestions highlighting how all areas of our knowledge, best practice guidelines, legislation and policy feed into the implementation of the quality standards and how each standard is interlinked both with other Síolta standards and areas of ECEC practice. You can buy Paula's book from www.borupress.ie.

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1 year ago

28 minutes 59 seconds

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S3Ep3: Establishing a New ECEC Service in Ireland

Ever thought about opening up your own preschool ECEC setting and/or afterschool SAC setting in Ireland? Then this is the episode for you! From finding the right location and building to getting planning permission and Tusla certification - we chat about the important practical steps involved in opening up a new setting and making the transition from educator to owner/business person. Celine has opened up 3 settings of her own and Paula has managed an ECEC setting so between us (but particularly Celine!) we have a lot of knowledge and experience to share on this topic.

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1 year ago

39 minutes 13 seconds

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S3Ep2: Updating Aistear the Early Childhood Curriculum Framework

In this episode we have an engaging and critical discussion as we review the proposed draft for updating the Aistear curriculum framework. We talk about the positives and provide our opinion on the changes including suggestions which we feel we would like to see incorporated into the forthcoming update.

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2 years ago

38 minutes 30 seconds

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S3Ep1: Implementing a Publicly Funded Childcare Model in Ireland

In this episode we discuss the recent calls within the media for a publicly funded childcare (ECEC) model in Ireland. We discuss what it might look like and how it might be implemented and compare Ireland with Norway who already have a publicly funded model in place.

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2 years ago

38 minutes 55 seconds

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S2Ep5: Is there a Role for Artificial Intelligence in Early Childhood Education?

In this episode we discuss the possibilities and pitfalls for using artificial intelligence (AI) as a tool in early childhood education and care. We think about how AI could potentially save us precious time on planning and documentation, the possibility of using facial recognition for parent or child access to the building or calculating our attendance and fees as well as utilising AI for developing our knowledge to facilitate emergent interests. We also acknowledge the risks and issues that AI could bring and why it is really important for us as educators to be knowledgeable and prepared as a gatekeeper for issues such as GDPR, online safety, developmentally appropriate practice, reliable information and ethical decision making so that we can engage with this area as it becomes embedded in education and wider society in the decades to come.

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2 years ago

30 minutes 8 seconds

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S2 Ep4: Fostering Professional Confidence with Lewis Fogarty

Our guest, Lewis Fogarty, joins us for a really interesting conversation about what professional confidence is and why it is an important skill for ECE educators to have. Lewis runs two early years settings in the UK so we chat with him about his journey as a man into a female dominated sector and how he fosters professional confidence and leadership among his team. Lewis is a lecturer at Brunel University, a PhD candidate on the topic of leadership and is also on the board of TACTYC - a UK based Association for Professional Development in Early Years.

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2 years ago

27 minutes 14 seconds