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Insights – Learning through child-initiated/child-led play
- Published on: 14 April 2022
- Last updated on: 29 April 2024
- Introduction to Learning through child-initiated/child-led play
- Information for parents
- Information for early years educators
- Information for primary school teachers
Introduction to Learning through child-initiated/child-led play
Further information and resources – list of websites:
- DCEDIY & Early Childhood Ireland - Let’s Play Ireland - https://www.gov.ie/en/campaigns/lets-play-ireland/
- Department of Education – A Guide to Early Years Education Inspection - https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/68fac2-guide-to-early-years-education-inspections/ and reports https://www.education.ie/en/Publications/Inspection-Reports-Publications/Evaluation-Reports-Guidelines/guide-to-early-years-education-inspections.pdf
- Department of Education – Looking at Our School 2016 A Quality Framework for Primary Schools -http://schoolself-evaluation.ie/primary/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/08/Looking-at-Our-School-2016-A-Quality-Framework-for-Primary-Schools_English_WEB.pdf
- Department of Education – Help My Kid Learn - http://www.helpmykidlearn.ie/
- Department of Education and Skills – Síolta User Manual (2017) - The National Quality Framework for Early Childhood Education - https://siolta.ie/media/pdfs/siolta-manual-2017.pdf
- First5 - https://first5.gov.ie/
- HSE - Your child learning through play - https://www2.hse.ie/wellbeing/child-health/your-child-learning-through-play/learning-through-play.html
- NCCA – Aistear the Early Childhood Curriculum Framework - https://curriculumonline.ie/Early-Childhood/
- NCCA – AistearSíolta Practice Guide – learning through play - https://www.aistearsiolta.ie/en/play/
- NCCA - Primary School Curriculum - https://curriculumonline.ie/Primary/
Information for parents
Further information and resources – list of websites:
- DCEDIY & Early Childhood Ireland - Let’s Play Ireland - https://www.gov.ie/en/campaigns/lets-play-ireland/
- Department of Education – Help My Kid Learn - http://www.helpmykidlearn.ie/
- First5 - https://first5.gov.ie/
- HSE - Your child learning through play - https://www2.hse.ie/wellbeing/child-health/your-child-learning-through-play/learning-through-play.html
Information for early years educators
Further information and resources – list of websites:
- Department of Education – A Guide to Early Years Education Inspection - https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/68fac2-guide-to-early-years-education-inspections/ and reports https://www.education.ie/en/Publications/Inspection-Reports-Publications/Evaluation-Reports-Guidelines/guide-to-early-years-education-inspections.pdf
- Department of Education and Skills – Síolta User Manual (2017) - The National Quality Framework for Early Childhood Education - https://siolta.ie/media/pdfs/siolta-manual-2017.pdf
- First5 – Resources for practitioners - https://first5.gov.ie/practitioners
- NCCA – Aistear the Early Childhood Curriculum Framework - https://curriculumonline.ie/Early-Childhood/
- NCCA – AistearSíolta Practice Guide – learning through play - https://www.aistearsiolta.ie/en/play/
- NCCA – Mo Scéal templates - https://ncca.ie/en/early-childhood/mo-sc%C3%A9al/
Information for primary school teachers
Further information and resources – list of websites:
- Department of Education – A Guide to Early Years Education Inspection - https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/68fac2-guide-to-early-years-education-inspections/ and reports https://www.education.ie/en/Publications/Inspection-Reports-Publications/Evaluation-Reports-Guidelines/guide-to-early-years-education-inspections.pdf
- Department of Education – Looking at Our School 2016 A Quality Framework for Primary Schools -http://schoolself-evaluation.ie/primary/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/08/Looking-at-Our-School-2016-A-Quality-Framework-for-Primary-Schools_English_WEB.pdf
- Department of Education and Skills – Síolta User Manual (2017) - The National Quality Framework for Early Childhood Education - https://siolta.ie/media/pdfs/siolta-manual-2017.pdf
- First5 – Resources for practitioners - https://first5.gov.ie/practitioners
- NCCA – Aistear the Early Childhood Curriculum Framework - https://curriculumonline.ie/Early-Childhood/
- NCCA - Primary School Curriculum - https://curriculumonline.ie/Primary/