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ECCE Organisations

International

Association Montessori Internationale
Barnardo's UK
Bernard van Leer Foundation
Early Childhood Australia
National Association for the Education of Young Children, NAEYC
National Children's Bureau, UK
Plan
Pre School Learning Alliance, UK
Sure Start, UK

Ireland

Barnardos
Border Counties Childcare Network
Childminding Ireland
Children in Hospital Ireland
Childminding Ireland
Comhar Naíonraí na Gaeltachta Teo.
Early Years
Educate Together
Focus on Children
Forbairt Naíonraí Teo.
Irish Montessori Education Board
Irish Childcare Policy Network
IPPA, the Early Childhood Organisation
ISPCC
NCNA
National Parents Council - Primary
National Voluntary Childcare Collaborative
Northern Childcare Partnership
Playboard, Northern Ireland
Playtime
St. Nicholas Montessori Society of Ireland

Education

Academy for Educational Development, USA
Association for Childhood Education International
Center for Social Organization of Schools, USA
Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services CLAS, USA
Early Childhood Education On Line, USA
Early Childhood Educator, USA
Early Childhood Educators' and Family Web Corner, USA
ECCD Group
Education World, USA
Eurydice the information network on education in Europe
Froebel Web
Idea Box - Early Childhood Education and Activity Resources, USA
International Bureau of Education IBE
National Institute for Early Education Research NIEER, USA
OMEP World Organisation for Early Childhood Education
Phi Delta Kappa International
Training Wheels for Early Childhood Education, USA
under5s Early Years Education, UK
High-Scope Educational Research Foundation, USA

Family Life

Alliance for Work-Life Progress AWLP, USA
Work & Family Connection, USA
WITH, Cúram

Government Info

Central Statistics Office
Department of Social and Family Affairs
Department of Education and Science
Department of Health and Children
Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
Europa - Gateway to the European Union
Government of Ireland
Irish Statute Book 1922-2001
National Development Plan
"Early Childhood Care and Education" (NESF, 2005)
Office of the Minister for Children
Reach

Health

"Food and Nutrition Guidelines for Pre-School Services" (Health Promotion Unit, 2004)
Health Data
Health Promotion Unit
Health Service Executive
Irish Nurses Organisation
irishhealth.com
Programme of Action for Children

ICT

Early Connections - Technology In Early Childhood Education, USA
Internet Advisory Board
Kidsmart Early Learning
"ICT in Pre-schools - A 'Benign Addition'?" (Learning and Teaching Scotland, 2002)
National Centre for Technology in Education NCTE

Intervention

NIEER, A Benefit-Cost Analysis of the Abecedarian Early Childhood Intervention
Community Mothers Programme
"Early Childhood Intervention Programs: What Do We Know?" (Currie, 2000)
"Early Childhood Intervention Programs: What Are the Costs and Benefits?" (Brooks-Gunn et al, 2000)
Eurlyaid - European Network on Early Intervention
Sure Start, UK

Irish Language

Comhar na Múinteoiri Gaeilge
Comhluadar
Forbairt Naíonraí Teo.
Gaelscoileanna
Tobar.ie

Legislation

Child Care (Pre-School Services) Regulations 2006
Child Care (Pre-School Services) Regulations 1996 and Child Care (Pre-School Services) (Amendment) Regulations
Child Care Act, 1991
Education (Welfare) Act, 2000
Education Act, 1998
Irish Statute Book 1922-2001

Libraries & Info Services

British Library
BUBL Information Service
CECDE Library and Information Service
Citizens Information
DIT Library
Dublin City Public Libraries
ERIC Database, USA
The International Children's Digital Library
The Irish Times
Library Association of Ireland
National Children's Bureau, UK
Intute: Social Sciences, UK
The Consultative Group on Early Childhood Care and Development Library
St. Patrick's College' Cregan Library
Trinity College Library

Literacy

The Basic Skills Agency, UK
Early Language Intervention
Language and Literacy in the High/Scope Preschool Curriculum

Poverty

Combat Poverty Agency
End Child Poverty Coalition
The Office for Social Inclusion

Quality

"In Search of Quality: Multiple Perspectives" (Mahony & Hayes, 2006)
"Insights on Quality - A National Review of Policy, Practice and Research Relating to Quality in Early Childhood Care and Education in Ireland 1990-2004" (CECDE, 2004)
National Childcare Accreditation Council of Australia
Massachusetts Early Care and Education Studies, USA
Questions of Quality, CECDE International Conference 2004
Síolta, the National Quality Framework for Early Childhood Education
"Talking About Quality Report of a Consultation Process on Quality in Early Childhood Care and Education" (CECDE, 2004)

Research

"An Audit of Research on Early Childhood Care and Education in Ireland 1990-2006" (CECDE, 2007)
The Centre for Social and Educational Research CSER
Child Care & Early Education Research Connections, USA
childrensdatabase.ie
The Children's Research Centre
Clearinghouse on Early Education and Parenting, USA
DfES, Research, UK
"Keeping Current in Child Care Research - Annotated Bibliography: An Update" (Ceglowski & Bacigalupa, 2002)
Educational Research Abstracts
HEAnet
New Zealand Council for Educational Research
Early Years, Learning and Teaching Scotland
RAND Child Policy, USA
UNESCO EFA Global Monitoring Report 2007
The Clearinghouse on International Developments in Child, Youth and Family Policies

Special Needs

The Division of Early Childhood, USA
Early Language Intervention
"Early Years Provision for Children from Birth to Six Years with Special Needs in Two Geographical Areas in Ireland" (Special Education Department, 2006)
Enable Ireland
European Agency for Development in Special Needs Education
Inclusion Ireland
"International Experience in the Provision of Individual Education Plans for Children with Disabilities" (NDA, 2005)
The Irish Association of Teachers in Special Education IATSE
The Irish Society for Autism
National Federation of Voluntary Bodies
"On Target? An Audit of Provision of Services Targeting Disadvantage and Special Needs Among Children from birth to six years in Ireland" (CECDE, 2004)
Parents And Professionals & Autism, Northern Ireland
St. Michael's House
Special Education Needs and Parents SENAP
"Synergy - An Exploration of High Quality Early Intervention for Children with Special Needs in Diverse Rural Settings" (Cederman, 2006)

Training

FETAC
"An In-Career Development Programme for Teachers and Management in Pre-Schools for Travellers" (Barnardos & INTO, 2006)
Montessori College Dublin A.M.I.
National Qualifications Authority of Ireland
St. Nicholas Montessori Society

Travellers

Pavee Point
"Pre-School for Travellers - National Evaluation Report" (Department of Education and Science, 2003)
The Irish Traveller Movement

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