gov - Insights – Learning through child-initiated/child-led play

Introduction to Learning through child-initiated/child-led play
Information for parents
Information for early years educators
Information for primary school teachers

This series focuses on how we can nurture children’s natural inclination to play to support their learning through child-initiated, child-led, active and interactive play.

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/