Education and care in the early years : an Irish perspective / Josephine Donohoe and Frances Gaynor.
By: Donohoe, Josephine
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Contributor(s): Gaynor, Frances.
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BookPublisher: Dublin : Gill & Macmillan, 2011Edition: 4th ed.Description: xii, 352 p. : ill., charts, tables, forms ; 25 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 9780717149759; 0717149757.Other title: Education & care in the early years.Subject(s): Preschool children -- Care -- Ireland | Early childhood education -- Ireland | Child care services -- Law and legislation -- IrelandDDC classification: 372.2109417 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Completely revised and updated edition of this well-established textbook, which details all recent changes in Government policy and legislation within the area of childcare.
New to this edition: Describes the implementation of Aistear, the NCCA curriculum framework for children from birth to six years
Introduces Síolta, the quality assurance framework, which establishes the quality standards for the early childhood sector
Includes essential information relevant to the Irish childcare situation
Provides a strong and integrated focus on policies, laws and services within the context of Irish childcare
Diversity is a central theme again throughout this new edition
Contains class exercises in the form of case studies, scenarios, activities and discussion topics in all sections
WRITTEN FOR
- FETAC Level 5 Certificate in Childcare
- FETAC Level 5 Certificate in Community and Health Services
- CACHE, BTEC and City & Guilds qualifications in early years work
- FETAC Level 6 Certificate in Childcare
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Section one - Early childhood services -- Development of the early childhood sector -- Pre-school regulations -- Children have a right to quality services -- Section two - Providing for play -- The play environment -- Play: ages and stages -- Section three - Child observation -- Introducing child observation -- Observation in practice -- Section four - Legal issues -- The legal framework for families and children -- Child protection -- Section five - Social issues -- Sociology: key concepts for early childhood workers -- Social services -- Section six - Equality and diversity -- Looking at ourselves -- Prejudice and discrimination in Ireland -- Why focus on children?
CIT Module PLAC 6013 - Core reading.
CIT Module CHLD 6003 - Core reading.
Author notes provided by Syndetics
Josephine Donohoe CQSW, DipASS worked as a social worker for 20 years and was also involved in social research during this time. She is currently the Social Studies tutor in Sallynoggin College of Further Education, teaching on the FETAC Level 5 and FETAC Level 6 Certificates in Childcare, the FETAC Level 5 Certificates in Community and Health Services; Applied Social Studies; and Youthwork.
Frances Gaynor MA (Equality Studies), HDipEd. was the manager of a Childcare Centre for many years before becoming the Early Education tutor in Sallynoggin College of Further Education, teaching on FETAC Level 5 and FETAC Level 6 Certificates in Childcare. She is currently deputy principal of the college.