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S5Ep2: Identifying and Communicating Developmental Concerns
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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 a…
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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 …
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S4Ep5: The Graduation Ceremony - Who is it for?
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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? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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S4Ep4: STEAM in the Early Childhood Environment
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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 an…
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S4Ep3: Risky Play and Guns in Early Childhood Education
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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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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S4Ep2: What is the Appropriate Age to Start Primary School?
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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 …
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S4Ep1: Quality ECEC - Síolta in Practice
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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 h…
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S3Ep3: Establishing a New ECEC Service in Ireland
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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 fr…
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S3Ep2: Updating Aistear the Early Childhood Curriculum Framework
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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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mo…
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S3Ep1: Implementing a Publicly Funded Childcare Model in Ireland
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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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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S2Ep5: Is there a Role for Artificial Intelligence in Early Childhood Education?
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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 atten…
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S2 Ep4: Fostering Professional Confidence with Lewis Fogarty
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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 leadersh…
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S2 Ep3: Mindfulness Practice in ECEC
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In this episode we discuss the emerging area of mindfulness based practice in ECEC with our guest Leesa Flanagan who is undertaking PhD research on this topic. Leesa tells us all about what mindfulness it, her journey to a mindful approach both in her life at home and in her ECEC practice and how we can use simple strategies to begin to introduce m…
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S2Ep2: Community Involvement
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In this episode we discuss how ECEC children can become involved in their communities, active citizenship and bringing the community in to the ECEC setting. We consider the barriers to Community Involvement and how to overcome them and we also hear about how Celine and her ECEC children get out and about and involved in her locality! Hosted on Acas…
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S2Ep1: ECEC or ELC? Does the terminology matter?
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In this episode Paula and Celine discuss how the name for the early childhood education and care sector (ECEC) in Ireland was changed to early learning and care (ELC) by the Government department with responsibility for the sector back in 2019. The internationally accepted term is ECEC, so why are we different? We take a look at the various issues …
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S1Ep11a Men in Early Years - chat with Mick Kenny
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In our last episode for 2022 we chat with Mick Kenny from the Men in Childcare network and the Association of Childhood Professionals on two topics: men working in early years and children who are experiencing disadvantage. Come back for season 2 in 2023! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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S1Ep10 The Key Person Approach - A Critical Analysis
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In this episode we take a critical look at the key person approach and ask if it is still the best approach to underpin interactions and relationships in ECEC and if it perhaps meets the needs of the adult more than the children? Although they key person approach was initially intended to support educators to meet the needs of the child we wonder i…
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S1Ep9 Pedagogical Leadership in Practice
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In this episode we talk to the wonderful Meredith Rose from Nottingham Trent University about pedagogical leadership. We explore what it actually looks like in daily ECEC practice and consider the factors which both impede and help promote pedagogical practice. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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S1Ep8 - Who Needs a Degree in ECE?
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Paula and Celine engage in a lively discussion on the topic of a degree led ECE workforce. We wonder what is the driving force behind the decision to pursue a degree? Is it because practitioners want to do it or feel they have to do it? Do we need a 50% degree qualified practitioner workforce across the entire sector? What about the knowledge and e…
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S1Ep7 Thriving in Nature with Gillian Powell
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In this episode Paula and Celine interview Gillian Powell, author of the Thrive series of books on outdoor play and nature and ECE lecturer. We discuss why access to nature and the outdoors is vital to children's mental health and wellbeing and is a fundamental part of quality ECE. Gillian gives her insights into what a quality outdoor area in ECE …
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S1Ep6 The Canadian Early Childhood Sector.mp3
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We chat with Canadian Childcare Federation CEO Don Giesbrecht about Government funding of ECEC, the $10 a day childcare plan and professionalisation. So interesting and lots of parallels with the Irish sector as Canada are on a similar trajectory. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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S1Ep5 If I was the Minister for Education .mp3
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What are the similarities and differences between ECEC and Primary Education. How Aistear was rolled out and implemented differently in both sectors. Should children stay in ECEC until 6? In conversation with Simon Lewis on his podcast called "If I was the Minister for Education". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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S1Ep4 Researching Education for Sustainability in Early Years
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Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.Von Paula Walshe & Celine Govern
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S1Ep3 The Child is the Only True Curriculum
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We discuss whether, by aligning an early childhood setting with a specific curriculum model such as Montessori, Steiner or Reggio, we can truly provide an emergent child led curriculum. Instead we consider a "patchwork curriculum" approach where various elements of many curricula are blended together to create a unique curriculum for each individua…
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S1Ep2 ECEC Past, Present & Future
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Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.Von Paula Walshe & Celine Govern
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S1Ep1 A Community of Practice 05-17-22 20:57:51
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Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.Von Paula Walshe & Celine Govern
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