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National Early Years Access Initiative

National Early Years Access Initiative. Building a Professional Early Childhood Workforce in County Donegal. Overview. Application Process Management Structure NEYAI Vision National Policy Objectives Rationale for the Donegal Proposal The Professional Pedagogy Project

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National Early Years Access Initiative

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  1. National Early Years Access Initiative Building a Professional Early Childhood Workforce in County Donegal

  2. Overview • Application Process • Management Structure • NEYAI Vision • National Policy Objectives • Rationale for the Donegal Proposal • The Professional Pedagogy Project • Profile of Participants and Eligibility • National Evaluation • Timeframes

  3. Application Process • In July 2010 agencies nationally were invited to an information meeting in the Department of Education and Skills in Dublin. 3 representatives from Donegal Agencies were in attendance. • Interested parties would be required to put together a local consortium partner group, identify a lead partner and submit an Expression of Interest and project outline by 6th September 2010. • The expression of interest process was competitive with a scoring criteria applied. This would determine which projects would go through to the full application stage. The Professional Pedagogy Project Building a Professional Early Childhood Workforce

  4. Application Process • 21st July 2010 DCCC facilitated a meeting inviting all those agencies with an interest in being part of an initiative for Donegal to attend. • 16 different agency representatives from across the county attended. 4 agency representatives - Donegal VEC, Inishowen Development Partnership, FAS and Children’s Services Committee Donegal expressed a commitment to be part of the consortium and voted that DCCC was best placed to be the lead partner. The Professional Pedagogy Project Building a Professional Early Childhood Workforce

  5. Application Process • A project proposal was developed and the Expression of Interest was submitted by the 6th September deadline. • We were informed in October that this was successful and we were now down to a shortlist of 25 projects and asked to proceed to full application stage. • The full application was submitted for 26th November 2010 deadline –a most comprehensive and detailed application. The Professional Pedagogy Project Building a Professional Early Childhood Workforce

  6. Application Process • Informed on 22nd February 2011 that the Donegal application was successful in being awarded €320,000 for the proposal. • The pre-contract stage would take a further 3 months of providing further information, detailed project plans, budgets, staffing docs etc. before the contract was forwarded in May 2011. • The NEYAI was officially launched in Dept Ed. on 20th June 2011. • The Donegal NEYAI PPP was launched in Letterkenny in Sep 2011. The Professional Pedagogy Project Building a Professional Early Childhood Workforce

  7. Management Structure • NEYAI Steering Group (EYPU, CES, HSE, DES, AP) • Pobal • National Evaluation Team • Donegal County Childcare (Lead Partner) • NEYAI Consortium (VEC, FAS, IDP, CSC) • NEYAI Strategic Planning Group • Donegal Project Coordinator • PPP TEAM

  8. NEYAI Vision for ECCE

  9. Supporting Government Policy Objectives for ECCE • Síolta • Aistear • Workforce Development Plan • National Literacy and Numeracy Strategy The Professional Pedagogy Project Building a Professional Early Childhood Workforce

  10. What is the vision for the NEYAI? • Evidence-based policy making • EPPI Studies, EPPNI and Perry Pre-School Projects • Improve services for approximately 360,000 0-6 year old children in Ireland • A sustainable legacy for the future • €5.25M • Robust, focussed evaluation. The Professional Pedagogy Project Building a Professional Early Childhood Workforce

  11. Rationale for the Donegal Proposal Identified Need Donegal ECCE Sector

  12. 1: Implement ECCE Policy • Síolta, Aistear, WDP – cornerstones for future growth and development of ECCE Sector • A strategic, resourced implementation plan The Professional Pedagogy Project Building a Professional Early Childhood Workforce

  13. 2. Build Educator Capacity • Lighting a fire or filling a bucket? • ‘How’ to teach young children • Contemporary teaching techniques • Gaps in training The Professional Pedagogy Project Building a Professional Early Childhood Workforce

  14. Overall Conceptual Framework Improved outcomes for children Build Educator Capacity Improved Parental Involvement The Professional Pedagogy Project Building a Professional Early Childhood Workforce

  15. The Professional Pedagogy Project • Training Programme • Mentoring and Support • Cluster Sessions • Information Sessions for Parents • On line Discussion Forum • Ongoing Consultation with Children The Professional Pedagogy Project Building a Professional Early Childhood Workforce

  16. Key Focal Points for Training and Mentoring • Child Development and Learning • The Early Childhood Curriculum and Play • Pedagogical Techniques and Strategies • Planning and Reflecting on Professional Practice • Extending Learning through Assessment • Effective Transitions from Pre-School to Primary School The Professional Pedagogy Project Building a Professional Early Childhood Workforce

  17. Accreditation • PPP will be put forward for Accreditation through LYIT – HETAC 6/7 The Professional Pedagogy Project Building a Professional Early Childhood Workforce

  18. Profile of Participants • 3 Delivery Areas – Inis Eoghain, Letterkenny, Donegal Area. • 11 early childhood services • Approximately 80 educators • Approximately 300 children and their parents The Professional Pedagogy Project Building a Professional Early Childhood Workforce

  19. Eligibility and Selection FDC, Sessional, ECCE Childminder Pre-School Unit as part of service Whole Service Approach Whole Staff Team Approach Core Training – Minimum Level 5 Commitment – past record of CPD The Professional Pedagogy Project Building a Professional Early Childhood Workforce

  20. National Evaluation • Rigorous National Evaluation of all 11 projects • Treatment Group vs. Comparison Group • A sample group of 70 children and their parents from Donegal – 35 randomly drawn from sample • Core evaluation questions The Professional Pedagogy Project Building a Professional Early Childhood Workforce

  21. Baseline Measures

  22. National Evaluation Timeframe • October/November 2011: Staff and Early Childhood Service Baseline Evaluation (prior to training taking place) • September 2012: Parent and Child Baseline Evaluation • (Prior to commencing Pre-School) • June 2013: Staff, Parent and Child Follow-up Evaluation • (End Pre-School Year) • October 2013: Parent and Child Transition Evaluation (Primary School) The Professional Pedagogy Project Building a Professional Early Childhood Workforce

  23. Supports and Outcomes

  24. NEYAI PPP Opportunities

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