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Faces Behind the Figures of Child Homelessness Briefing Paper: February 2017
No full textPaperBarnardos is very concerned the housing crisis is not abating. Child and family homelessness is gathering pace and the responses and actions of Government, local authorities and agencies are unable to stem this flow. The impact of homelessness on children is far reaching, and affects every element of a child’s development. These children are being robbed of their childhoods and this will have lifelong implications for them and for all of society. Children are the most vulnerable victims of the housing crisis, they are often invisible and the impact of the crisis on them is underestimated
Community Involvement: A Guide for Early Years Educators
No full textBookletYou will often hear the Igbo and Yoruba Proverb ‘It takes a village to raise a child.’ This phrase refers to the collective responsibility of the whole community in supporting children to grow and develop into active citizens. As more and more children are spending significant time in their early childhood being cared for by people other than their parents, and many of these children attend an early years service, the service is a key part of the ‘village’. As an early years educator, you have a role to play in supporting this ideal of a collective, community-based approach to caring for and educating young children. How this might look depends on many factors and there is no ‘one size fits all’ approach. However, the concept of promoting and supporting the development of a child’s identity and feelings of belonging should be at the core of any approaches taken to community involvement. In this booklet we outline the benefits of community involvement for young children in early years settings and address some of the practical approaches that you, as an educator, can implement within your service
Barnardos Waiting List Survey Factsheet
Get PDFPaperBarnardos is calling on the Government to immediately address the extensive waiting lists for children's health assessments and treatments in Ireland. Getting access to medical assessments and treatment when a child needs them is crucial otherwise it really can impair their ability to grow and thrive. Too many of our children's health, wellbeing and overall development is being compromised because of our insufficient health system
Waiting Lists Affect Child Development
Get PDFReportWe know childhood only lasts a short space of time and during this time children go through stages of growth and development not matched at any other point in their lives. Getting access to medical assessments and treatment when a child needs them is crucial otherwise it really can impair their ability to grow and thrive
Early Years eNews: Issue 5
No full textNewsletterThe newly commenced provisions of the Children First Act, including mandated reporting, came into effect on 11th December and this will impact all those working with children. In Barnardos, we are busy updating our training programmes to reflect these changes and our new programmes will be available from mid-January 2018. We have produced a free parent's booklet on Child Protection and will have a handbook for early years educators available early 2018
Strategic Plan 2017-2021
No full textReportThis strategic plan sets out our long term vision and goals for children in Ireland (2017-2037) and the priority areas we will focus on for 2017-2021. During the period of this plan we will focus our efforts on:
• Service delivery
• Growing awareness and engagement
• Financial sustainabilit
Child Homelessness: Factsheet
Get PDFFactsheetCurrent statistics on the scale of child homelessness in Irelan
Realising Potential: Equality, Diversity and Inclusive Practice in Early Years
Get PDFBookFew experiences are more gratifying than reading a publication that not only addresses an issue that is close to your heart, but also provides answers to questions, and prompts you to reflect upon your practice to improve experiences for children. This publication by Barnardos manages to do just that. Drawing upon her vast experience in the field of early childhood, working with the Traveller community, children and families from disadvantaged communities, and more recently, refugee children and families, author Imelda Graham discusses issues of Equality, Diversity and Inclusive Practice in Early Years in a sensitive, informative, and empathetic manner.
Against the backdrop of an ever-changing demographic landscape in Ireland, where it is now the norm to find a rich diversity within early years settings, among children, staff, parents and families, this publication is a timely and much needed text for all those working within, or with an interest in, the early childhood sector. It is written in the context of significant legislative changes, and policy initiatives, all of which are intended to support early years practitioners to develop inclusive practices.
This publication blends case studies, legislation and theory to question understandings of equality, diversity and inclusion. It stresses the importance of using the correct terms and words as an important aspect of ‘supporting mutual understanding regarding the situations and issues that we encounter’ and providing inclusive early years care and education. For example, if asked, would you be able to describe the difference between a migrant and a refugee? Are you familiar with, and knowledgeable about, terms such as culture, multicultural, intercultural, race, assimilation, and ethnicity? This publication helps to fill these and other gaps in knowledge around equality, diversity and inclusion
Birth to Two Years: 3 - 6 Months
No full textInformation sheetSome ways to support your 3-6 month old baby’s development