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‘ Breach of trust’: where does responsibility lie for quality Early Childhood Care and Education ?

‘ Breach of trust’: where does responsibility lie for quality Early Childhood Care and Education ?. Dr. Mary Moloney & Dr. Jennifer Pope. RTE crèche documentary exposes ' emotional abuse'. Investment in Childcare. €1.139 billion over a 10 year period from 2000 – 2010.

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‘ Breach of trust’: where does responsibility lie for quality Early Childhood Care and Education ?

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  1. ‘Breach of trust’: where does responsibility lie for quality Early Childhood Care and Education? Dr. Mary Moloney & Dr. Jennifer Pope

  2. Dr. Mary Moloney & Dr. Jennifer Pope

  3. RTE crèche documentary exposes 'emotional abuse' Dr. Mary Moloney & Dr. Jennifer Pope

  4. Investment in Childcare €1.139 billion over a 10 year period from 2000 – 2010 Dr. Mary Moloney & Dr. Jennifer Pope

  5. Bricks and Mortar Dr. Mary Moloney & Dr. Jennifer Pope

  6. Investment Equal Opportunities Childcare Programme 2000 – 2006 €564.7 million Supply side measure… ‘a facilitator of labour force participation’ (Office of the Minister for Children, 2007, p. xii). Created 33,582 new childcare places of which 14,799were fulltime Dr. Mary Moloney & Dr. Jennifer Pope

  7. Investment in staffing 2, 848 staff working in the community childcare sector supported via EOCP interventions • 1,280full-time staff • 1,568part-time staff Dr. Mary Moloney & Dr. Jennifer Pope

  8. Value for money review 2007 • Conclusion: ‘while the EOCP was undoubtedly effective at the generation of childcare infrastructure and hence the facilitation of increased participation in employment, education and training opportunities, only limited progress has been made in terms of ensuring quality childcare provision’ (OMC, 2007, p. 118). Dr. Mary Moloney & Dr. Jennifer Pope

  9. Investment National Childcare Investment Programme 2006 – 2010 €575million Shift in focus from supply to quality of provision Dr. Mary Moloney & Dr. Jennifer Pope

  10. Outcome of the NCIP • Created an additional 24, 487 new childcare places nationally • Introduced the Community Childcare Subvention Scheme Dr. Mary Moloney & Dr. Jennifer Pope

  11. While the economic boom ‘saw a scramble to put services in place in response to demand [there had been] a wholly inadequate approach to quality and sustainability’ (Minister Frances Fitzgerald, T.D) Dr. Mary Moloney & Dr. Jennifer Pope

  12. The Nordic countries spend between 1.2% and 1.7% of GDP Ireland’s investment is 0.2% Dr. Mary Moloney & Dr. Jennifer Pope

  13. OECD (2010) Dr. Mary Moloney & Dr. Jennifer Pope

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  15. Melhuish (2010) in Start Strong (2011) Dr. Mary Moloney & Dr. Jennifer Pope

  16. Who is holding the baby…??? Dr. Mary Moloney & Dr. Jennifer Pope

  17. Occupational Profiles Dr. Mary Moloney & Dr. Jennifer Pope

  18. Free pre-school year in ECCE • Of 4,162 settings contracted to deliver the FPSY in 2011, 85.4% (3, 553 settings) met the basic capitation criteria • Only 14.6% (609 settings) meeting the higher criteria (DCYA, 2012). Dr. Mary Moloney & Dr. Jennifer Pope

  19. Compliance with Childcare regulations 75% of pre-schools and crèches in breach of the childcare regulations • 34% in breach of five or more regulations • 48% in breach of regulation 8: adult/child ratios and staff background checks • 29% in breach of regulation 19: overcrowding and upkeep of premises • 41% in breach of regulation 27: provision of a safe environment • One in seven crèches nationally were in breach of regulation 5 concerning the welfare of children Dr. Mary Moloney & Dr. Jennifer Pope

  20. Frequency of inspections Early Childhood Ireland, 2013 Dr. Mary Moloney & Dr. Jennifer Pope

  21. Concerns Inconsistency (ECI, 2013, Moloney, 2011): What one inspector approves on one year another inspector will say we are non-compliant the following year. Culture of Fear (ECI, 2013, Moloney, 2011) Inspections need to be a support to each setting rather than something to be feared. Dr. Mary Moloney & Dr. Jennifer Pope

  22. Qualifications of Inspectors Send me an educator to evaluate me as an educator … Not a nurse. I have a degree in early childhood education and a primary teaching degree … I wouldn’t walk into a hospital to assess a nurse!” “Inspections are being carried out by health nurses and environmental health officers, not including early childhood specialists or similar. We need inspectors to have qualification in ECCE - thus emphasis would be placed on what is important to the holistic development of the child.” Dr. Mary Moloney & Dr. Jennifer Pope

  23. A file full of the best paper work with all the boxes ticked may look great but is useless and doesn’t mean the children are receiving loving good quality care. Dr. Mary Moloney & Dr. Jennifer Pope

  24. Proposed action plan to redress issues in the sector Dr. Mary Moloney & Dr. Jennifer Pope

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