History Of The ECCE Sector In Ireland
History of the ECCE sector in Ireland.
Early care and education practice.
8th January 2015.
Table of contents.
Introduction.
History of ECEC in Ireland.
Free pre-school year programme.
UN convention on the rights of the child (1989).
Pre-school regulations.
ECEC services currently available in Ireland.
Occupations within the childcare sector.
Childcare manager.
A career plan.
Challenges to achieving goals.
Education and training needs.
Bibliography.
Introduction.
In this assignment I will outline and discuss the Historical Development of the ECEC sector in Ireland.
ECEC is the Early Childhood Education and Care division in Ireland.
I will give a clear explanation of the rights of a child in the context of the ECEC setting. I will also give a detailed accountant of the ECEC sector and its range of occupation.
I will give a detailed description of the qualifications and experience needed for work associated with one occupation in the ECEC.
Finally, I will give an extensive examination of the employment and career opportunities in the childcare area.
History of ECEC provision in Ireland.
Pre-school education did not really exist in Ireland until the 1980s and 1990s. This was largely due to the fact that until quite recently the majority of Irish women did not work outside the home. Even if they did, childcare was usually provided by family members or child-minder’s located in the community and known to the family.
The marriage bar meant that women working in the public service had to leave their jobs as soon as they got married and become stay-at-home mothers and wives. This ban was lifted in 1957 for primary school teachers, but it was 1973 before the ban was lifted for other women in the public service.
The ECEC needs of babies, young children and their families were met instead by a broad range of community, voluntary and private enterprise. ECEC service provision was unregulated until 1997. When the
Early care and education practice.
8th January 2015.
Table of contents.
Introduction.
History of ECEC in Ireland.
Free pre-school year programme.
UN convention on the rights of the child (1989).
Pre-school regulations.
ECEC services currently available in Ireland.
Occupations within the childcare sector.
Childcare manager.
A career plan.
Challenges to achieving goals.
Education and training needs.
Bibliography.
Introduction.
In this assignment I will outline and discuss the Historical Development of the ECEC sector in Ireland.
ECEC is the Early Childhood Education and Care division in Ireland.
I will give a clear explanation of the rights of a child in the context of the ECEC setting. I will also give a detailed accountant of the ECEC sector and its range of occupation.
I will give a detailed description of the qualifications and experience needed for work associated with one occupation in the ECEC.
Finally, I will give an extensive examination of the employment and career opportunities in the childcare area.
History of ECEC provision in Ireland.
Pre-school education did not really exist in Ireland until the 1980s and 1990s. This was largely due to the fact that until quite recently the majority of Irish women did not work outside the home. Even if they did, childcare was usually provided by family members or child-minder’s located in the community and known to the family.
The marriage bar meant that women working in the public service had to leave their jobs as soon as they got married and become stay-at-home mothers and wives. This ban was lifted in 1957 for primary school teachers, but it was 1973 before the ban was lifted for other women in the public service.
The ECEC needs of babies, young children and their families were met instead by a broad range of community, voluntary and private enterprise. ECEC service provision was unregulated until 1997. When the
Bibliography: Flood, E., 2013, child development, FETAC levels 5&6, Dublin: Gill & Macmillan. http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/education/pre_school_education_and_childcare/health_safety_and_welfare_of_preschool_childcare_services.html 1st February 2015.