Do IOU the ERO?
Is everyone clear on where they stand when the new pay rates for the ECEC sector come into effect on September 15th 2022? Judging by...
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paulawalshe
- Aug 24
- 3 min
The Rose of Tralee – As Bad as Social Media?
"Pressurising young people to conform to a certain perceived standard in order to be accepted". Just as Bad as Social Media Pressure? The...
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paulawalshe
- Aug 7
- 6 min
Preschools Can be Green Schools Too! Sustainability & Environmentalism in the Early Years.
One preschool's journey towards becoming a Green School. In this engaging and informative guest blog post Clodagh Burke, who is the joint...
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paulawalshe
- Jul 14
- 3 min
Let’s Talk Language
"It ain't what you say, it's the way that you say it!" No matter what the topic, using the correct appropriate language matters. If we...
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paulawalshe
- Jun 10
- 7 min
Alternate Realities & Authentic Parental Participation
"Alternate Realities" There is much movement towards professionalisation of the ECEC sector both nationally in Ireland and...
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paulawalshe
- May 20
- 4 min
A Theory of In-The-Moment Reflective Practice.
Think you don't have the time for reflective practice? Think again! A Component of Quality ECEC Reflective practice is a vital component...
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paulawalshe
- May 2
- 4 min
To Uniform or not to Uniform?
What does our work attire say about us as professionals? Projecting Professionalism? This week an online article, focussing on factors...
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paulawalshe
- Apr 16
- 4 min
ECE Leadership in a Time of Change
Emotional Intelligence & Communities of Practice. “…..there is no more delicate matter to take in hand, nor more dangerous to conduct…....
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paulawalshe
- Apr 6
- 3 min
Knowledge Management & Thought Leadership in ECEC.
The End of the Road? As I come to the end of a two-year Master’s degree in Leadership in ECEC, I find myself reflecting on my experiences...
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paulawalshe
- Mar 22
- 4 min
Core Funding Model - Missing the Mark?
In early March 2022 the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY), Roderic O’Gorman, released fiercely...
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paulawalshe
- Mar 4
- 5 min
Reflecting on Professionalisation Issues Through Aistear's Themes
Aistear is the Irish word for ‘journey’ and it is no secret that, both here in Ireland and around the world, the early childhood...
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paulawalshe
- Feb 19
- 2 min
The Composition of Quality
Introducing a free set of quality flashcards to develop student and practitioner understanding of the numerous elements required for...
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paulawalshe
- Feb 9
- 4 min
COVID - A Universal Adverse Childhood Experience “ACE”.
Due to the recent lifting of COVID restrictions in Ireland we were able to have a family event in our home to celebrate our eldest...
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paulawalshe
- Jan 27
- 3 min
Fostering Empathy – more important than ever.
In Ireland, the last couple of weeks (never mind the last couple of years) have been extremely turbulent to say the least. The nation...
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paulawalshe
- Jan 14
- 5 min
Síolta, Where Are You? - Identifying the quality standards in daily ECEC practice.
Anyone who has studied ECEC in Ireland, at any level from level 5 and beyond, will at some point…preferably very early on…have been...
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paulawalshe
- Jan 7
- 5 min
The Negative Impact of New Year’s Resolutions on Children
Negative Commentary During these first few weeks of January many of us will partake in making one, or numerous, new years resolutions. ...
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paulawalshe
- Dec 2, 2021
- 3 min
Who? & What? - Pedagogical Leadership in ECEC
Who me? No! I suspect that if you were to ask a lot of ECEC practitioners how they exhibit leadership within their role, many would tell...
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paulawalshe
- Nov 19, 2021
- 4 min
An “Edu:Care” Ratio Theory?
Balancing the ratio of care and education in ECEC as a proposal to resolve the education and care dichotomy while remaining focussed on...
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paulawalshe
- Nov 6, 2021
- 3 min
Replacing the “othering” of cultural diversity with the “us”.
Traditional Irish culture and Irish Traveller culture in ECEC. Where are the Resources? Over the last number of weeks I have been...
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paulawalshe
- Oct 22, 2021
- 3 min
A Forgotten Lesson or a Lesson Learned?
Here today, gone tomorrow? With so much current media discourse related to the ECEC sector and the provision of childcare services in...
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