Early Years Hub News

It is important to give all the relevant information to parents when a new child starts at your service and getting parents to sign a contract is an important part…

Kindergarten Day celebrates birthday of Friedrich Froebe who was born in 1782 and started the first kindergarten in 1837, in Germany. Despite being popular in Germany, the Prussian government outlawed…

Kate Guerin is the owner of Sunflowers Childcare in Tralee, County Kerry and she has recently started the campaign “Sweets out for school” in an effort to stop rewarding children with…

Keeping your paperwork in order is essential to the smooth running of any business. Ensuring that you have all the correct information for children taking up places on the ECCE…

These risk assessment forms have been designed to support childcare providers to comply with Health and Safety Legislation, Preschool Regulations (2006) and Children First (2011). It is a legal requirement…

Our Vocabulary Cards are perfect for this. Vocabulary cards are a fantastic way for young children to start learning word basics, and to memorise them at an early age through…

We have another practical solution to make your life easier!  These have been developed based on your feedback. Writing up and linking the Aistear themes and goals can be very…

They work hard in school during the week, so when a midterm break comes around the kids definitely deserve (and NEED) it. However, while most would choose to be bored over…