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118 Pages·2016·7.27 MB·English

Early Years: Driving Quality and
Challenging Poverty,
an ABC early years practice to policy event
Dublin Castle Conference Centre
17th February 2016
Early Years: Driving Quality and Challenging Poverty, an ABC early years practice to policy event
Background to the ABC Programme
Irish initiative to break cycle of child poverty
• €30 million funding by the Department of Children and Youth Affairs and
The Atlantic Philanthropies (2013-2017)
Improving outcomes for children and families across 13
Areas of greatest disadvantage in Ireland
• Evidence-informed interventions and approaches, embedded in
mainstream services
• Local consortia to co-ordinate planning and delivery of services
Jointly programme managed by Pobal and CES
• CES providing implementation support, evaluation, facilitation of
Learning Community
• Pobal responsible for governance and funding
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Early Years: Driving Quality and Challenging Poverty, an ABC early years practice to policy event
ABC Programme Outcomes
Integrated
service
delivery
Services
Children’s embedded in
learning mainstream
delivery
Child health
and
development
Parenting
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Early Years: Driving Quality and Challenging Poverty, an ABC early years practice to policy event
13 Areas in the ABC Programme
Area, Name of Initiative Lead Agency
Tallaght West,CDI Tallaght Tallaght West Childhood Development Initiative Ltd. (TWCDI)
Dublin Northside, Preparing for Life Northside Partnership
Ballymun, youngballymun youngballymun
Clondalkin,Blue Skies Initiative Archways
Knocknaheeney, Young Knocknaheeney Northside Community Health Initiative (Cork) Ltd (NICHE)
Louth,The Genesis Programme Louth Leader Partnership
Midlands HSE Midlands Area
Bray,Supporting Parents and Early Childhood Services (SPECS) Bray Area Partnership (BAP)
Finglas,Better Finglas Barnardos
Dublin Docklands and East Inner City Early Learning Initiative, National College of Ireland
Ballyfermot/Chapelizod,Family Matters Ballyfermot/Chapelizod Partnership
Grangegorman, Vision Beyond Poverty Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT)
Limerick City, Start Right People Action Against Unemployment Ltd. (PAUL Partnership)
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Early Years: Driving Quality and Challenging Poverty
Supporting Parents with Babies and
Young Children
ABC Start Right
• Early Years Support & Mentoring
• Community Wraparound &
Population Approach to Parenting
• Little Voices: Oral language strand
of the ABC Start Right
Little hands at the launch of
Little Seeds Crèche Family Day
Baby Rhyme Time in King’s Island Community
Crèche