Early Childhood Care & Education: Websites

Mission = to enhance the lives of children, young people, adults, families and communities, recognising diversity and promoting equality of opportunity.

The leading membership organisation in the early years sector, focused on our compelling vision of putting the child at the centre of our work.

Aistear is the early childhood curriculum framework for all children from birth to 6 years in Ireland. Uses four interconnected themes to describe children’s learning and development: Well-being; Identity and Belonging; Communicating; and Exploring and Thinking.

Designed to define, assess and support the improvement of quality across all aspects of practice in early childhood care and education settings where children aged birth to 6 are present, including full and part-time daycare; childminding; sessional services; infant classes in primary schools.

Supports primary and post-primary teachers in sharing and finding useful resources for the classroom.

A whole-of-Government 10 year strategy to improve the lives of babies, young children and their families.

A national centre of excellence and coordination that supports government departments, state agencies and non-government organisations on giving children and young people a voice in decision-making.

The only representative organisation for parents of children in primary or early education, NPC supports parents to support their children throughout their early and primary school years.

The dedicated State agency responsible for improving wellbeing and outcomes for children. It represents the most comprehensive reform of child protection, early intervention and family support services ever undertaken in Ireland.

Mission = to help transform children’s lives through our services; support parents; and challenge society where it fails our children.

An interdisciplinary initiative to integrate and promote research in TCD in all aspects of childhood and children’s biological, psychological, cognitive and socio-emotional development and well-being.

A charity and membership organisation for those working in early childhood education across the UK.

This site is dedicated to providing ideas, resources and information for parents, carers and teachers of preschool, nursery and Key Stage 1 children (5 to 7 years of age).

UNESCO believes early childhood care and education (ECCE) that is truly inclusive is much more than just preparation for primary school. It can be the foundation for emotional wellbeing and learning throughout life and one of the best investments a country can make as it promotes holistic development, gender equality and social cohesion.

Conducts analysis and develops new data in early childhood education and care (ECEC) to provide valid, timely and comparable international information to help support countries review and redesign policies to improve their early childhood services and systems.

Resources for childcare professionals, teachers and parents in Australia and worldwide. Free printables, worksheets, childcare programming tools, resources, articles, forum support, gallery and much more

Aim = to provide a space for people to explore education, pedagogy, learning, community-building and change – and in particular the theory and practice of informal education, social pedagogy, community learning and development, specialist education, and lifelong learning.

A global, non-profit, nongovernmental network of institutions that collaborate in child research for the purpose of promoting child rights and improving children’s well-being around the world. Founded in 1993 as a response from the research community to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Mission = to ensure that all babies and toddlers have a strong start in life. At ZERO TO THREE, we envision a society that has the knowledge and will to support all infants and toddlers in reaching their full potential.