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Back to School Survey - Results: 2021
Get PDFReportThe past twelve months have been a tumultuous time for everyone, none more so than children and parents. Parents continued to juggle work with home-schooling while children had to deal with the uncertainty of not knowing when, for how long, and under what conditions they would go back to school.
The findings from our survey show that children are largely happy and excited about returning to school in September and parents feel likewise. There is an appreciation by both groups of the fundamental role school plays in all aspects of a child’s social, educational and emotional development.
However, our survey suggests that some children have struggled to navigate the past year, being away from school for significant periods and then having to readjust back. As a result, parents have additional concerns and worries about their children’s development. Additionally, for many children, the past 12 months has presented their families with increased challenges and adversity.
The best way of ensuring that children who have had struggles or difficulties achieve their developmental goals is to provide additional support and help, particularly targeting those who may have already been struggling to engage with education prior to the pandemic
Barnardos Post Adoption Service Evaluation (Executive Summary)
Get PDFEvaluation reportBarnardos has provided a National Post Adoption Service for children since 2019, commissioned by Tusla, the Child and Family Agency. Originally established in 2009 to meet high demand from adoptive parents seeking specialised support for children often affected by early trauma and abuse, the service expanded from the eastern region to nationwide due to increasing need. Barnardos, with decades of experience supporting adopted individuals and families, delivers individual and group supports to children and teenagers adopted both in Ireland and internationally. The service complements Tusla’s own adoption and educational support teams, addressing challenges that can impact children’s school attendance and wellbeing. Following the Adoption Amendment Act 2017, the service now plays a key role in supporting children adopted from foster care. An independent evaluation shows the national service is high-quality, relevant, and well-received by families, with centres in Dublin, Cork, and Galway, ensuring greater accessibility and ongoing support for adopted children and their families
Sharing Development Concerns with Parents: A Guide for Early Childhood Professionals
Get PDFBookletThe daily conversations you have with parents in your role as an early learning and care (ELC) professional, where you share brief discussions about their child – talking about how their day went, sharing the joy of milestones reached and exchanging pleasantries – lay the foundation for a trusting and respectful relationship to develop between you. This relationship is crucially important to the development of a partnership approach, where you work together with parents in the child’s best interests. The trust built up within this relationship will be key if an occasion arises where it becomes necessary to have what may be a more difficult conversation with a parent about their child. Such conversations might relate to concerns you have about a possible developmental delay, a sensory or learning related issue, or a behavioural or emotional issue for a child. Knowing how to approach these conversations and what to say when sharing your concern, while also trying not to cause undue distress for the child’s parent or for yourself, can sometimes be challenging. This resource offers guidance about how to approach difficult conversations with parents and how you can work together, if the parents wish, to plan steps for the family to get any emotional supports and practical help they might need. While this guide contains general advice on approaching difficult communication with parents, you will need to consider the uniqueness of each family and determine what will work best for them
Early Years eNews: Issue 6
No full textNewsletterIn this issue of Early Years eNews we bring updates from across the sector including a new website with information on Children First, next week's Festival of Learning and the evaluation of AIM. We also bring you news of recent publications from Barnardos including our latest issue of ChildLinks on Children's Participation, as well as information on upcoming training events and new library titles
A is for Ask for Help: Video Lesson Worksheet
No full textInformation sheetA is for Ask for Help, video lesson worksheet
Early Years eNews: Issue 4
No full textNewsletterIn this June issue of Early Years eNews of the year we bring you details of a number of launches and announcements from DCEDIY including the Annual Early Years Sector Profile report, the new AIM website, outdoor play grants as well as news of the consultation taking place around Aistear. There is also information about the latest issue of Barnardos journal ChildLinks looking at nature-based preschools, the Barnardos Back to School Survey and other updates from our training and library team
Big Toddle: Your Big Toddle Media Pack
No full textBookletWe want as many people as possible to know about the amazing work you and your little ones have done to raise money for Barnardos. Publicising your Barnardos Big Toddle encourages others to take part and can help you generate more sponsorship. It’s also a great way to get your Big Toddle recognised locally and a chance to see your toddlers in the paper! Here are some helpful tips on how to generate publicity and create photo captions which you can send to your local media
Plugged In Switched Off Summary Report
Get PDFReportReport with the results from a participant feedback survey from the 2021 Plugged In Switched Off webinar