Category: News & Articles

This policy brief goes beyond highlighting the important role parents can play in supporting their children’s development, and looks at the policy context which enables, but also at times hinders, this central scaffold. Full publication here

Welcome to the fourth newsletter of the National Healthy Childhood Programme. Read here

KHF has completed an edition of its Community Matters series no. 7, which provides a summary of the Initiative. The summary includes the rationale for PSI, KHF’s approach to planning and developing PSI and an outline of the different project themes.  The three key elements of the Initiative are highlighted – collaborative working, engaging parents and training...

Newsletter with updates and news on The Parenting Network from the new Chairperson, Roddy Quinn. Read here

The Children and Young People’s Strategy Team within the Department of Education NI is taking forward a Play and Leisure project entitled Play Matters which is funded through the Delivering Social Change – Early Intervention Transformation Programme (EITP) and The Atlantic Philanthropies. More information on the campaign here.   Follow on Twitter @Education_NI

On 21 March, at an event organised by Barnardos in Leinster House, KHF gave TDs and Senators a preview of  the findings from our recent online survey of parents: Giving Our Children the Best Start in Life. The five key messages are : Time Matters, Family Matters, Choice Matters, Money Matters and Supports Matter. Behind each of these key messages...

Barnardos have a number of interesting events coming up in March. The first of these considers Professionalism in the Early Years and will be of interest to anyone working in or studying early years education and care. The following week we are holding a seminar entitled Emotional Development: Unlocking your child’s potential, which considers how parents can support...

CES Weekly Knowledge Exchange – News, Events, Policy, Research, Stats, Resources Download here 

News, Events, Policy, Research, Stats, Resources Monday December 4th – Friday December 8th Read here

Is your service doing great work in the area of child health and wellbeing? Would you like to nominate another service doing great work in this important area? The Irish Healthcare Centre Awards are now in their sixth year; they aim to recognise achievements in our healthcare services. For the first time the 2018 Awards...