01 May 2025

Aistear Blogs

The Early Childhood team in NCCA is developing a series of blogs to share insights on the recently updated Aistear: the Early Childhood Curriculum Framework.

The blogs will support educators, families and other interested stakeholders in becoming familiar with the new and enhanced concepts of the updated Framework.

The first blog in the series focuses on the Principles of Aistear and illustrates the importance of the Principles as the foundation for early learning and development for babies, toddlers and young children.

Other blogs to date look at the: 

• Blog 2: The agentic educator in Aistear
• Blog 3: Aistear and the Irish language
• Blog 4: Aistearand the outdoors
• Blog 5: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Aistear 
• Blog 6: Aistearand the Arts
• Blog 7: Emergent numeracy and Aistear
• Blog 8: Emergent literacy and Aistear

The final two blogs in this series will look at

• Blog 9: STEM in Aistear (May 7); and
• Blog 10: Transitions in Aistear (May 21)

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Public Consultation on a National Plan for Irish Language provision in Early Learning and Care (ELC) and School-Age Childcare (SAC) is now closed

Following on from the launch of the public consultation on a national plan for Irish language provision in Early Learning and Care (ELC) and School-Age Childcare (SAC), on 06/06, DCEDIY are encouraging the ELC and SAC sector, early years educators, practitioners, and parents to engage with the consultation through completing the online survey and /or to express their interest in participating in the focus groups (please contact fiosru@mic.ul.ie)

All information on the consultation is available here.

Táimid ag lorg do thacaíocht leis an gcomhairliúchán poiblí ar Phlean Náisiúnta do Sholáthar Gaeilge san Fhoghlaim agus Cúram na Luath-Óige (ELC) agus sa Chúram Leanaí d’Aois Scoile (SAC).

An féidir libh aird a chuir ar an gcomhairliúchán le suíomhanna, na hoideoirí luathbhlianta agus grúpaí tuismitheoirí chun páirt a ghlacadh sna ghrúpaí fócais (i bpearsan nó ar líne, léirigh spéis le fiosru@mic.ul.ie ) agus /nó an suirbhé a líonadh isteach.

Tá gach eolas ar fáil anseo

Cóiméad do shúile amach do na fógraí agus roinn iad ar na meáin sóisialta, chomh minic agus is féidir.

Tusla Guidance Documents and Resources

Tusla have developed a guidance documents and resources for everyone working in early years services – please find a range of guidance documents on Tusla’s resource page along with report documentation on ResourcesTusla – Child and Family Agency

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