Press Releases from early-years.org http://www.early-years.org/news/press_releases.php en-uk Thu, 4 Oct 2007 10:36:01 GMT http://www.early-years.org/news/rss_feeds.php A cartoon and educational initiative aimed at pre-school children is being launched today to help tackle the exclusion of Traveller children. The cartoon will be shown on UTV, Channel Four and RTE from the 24th of April, and followed up with an interactive programme to be rolled out at playgroups and nursery schools across Northern Ireland, and is part of a million pound initiative recently funded by the International Fund for Ireland.http://www.early-years.org/news/press_release_info.php?pressid=11http://www.early-years.org/news/press_release_info.php?pressid=11Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:13:09 GMTThe International Fund for Ireland is to provide just over £1.1m/€1.6m for an innovative new pre-school project aimed at helping young children to develop positive attitudes to diversity.http://www.early-years.org/news/press_release_info.php?pressid=10http://www.early-years.org/news/press_release_info.php?pressid=10Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:00:01 GMTThe South Down branch of Early Years, the organisation for young children told local MLAs how they often had to work two jobs to pay for their third level qualifications, and how many had to simply drop out of their drive for a degree because of financial hardship. http://www.early-years.org/news/press_release_info.php?pressid=09http://www.early-years.org/news/press_release_info.php?pressid=09Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:00:01 GMTEarly Years - the organisation for young children - has welcomed today's all party motion calling on the Executive to maintain and further develop its support for young children.http://www.early-years.org/news/press_release_info.php?pressid=06http://www.early-years.org/news/press_release_info.php?pressid=06Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMTEarly Years - the organisation for young children has teamed up with economic development agency, Invest Northern Ireland, to provide free training for women thinking of starting their own childcare business.http://www.early-years.org/news/press_release_info.php?pressid=07http://www.early-years.org/news/press_release_info.php?pressid=07Thu, 10 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMTNobel laureate economist Professor James Heckman will today tell the new Executive that investing in very young children can lead to lower divorce rates, less crime, a more competitive workforce, lower divorce and teen pregnancy rates and a healthier population when he gives a lecture in Belfast this week.http://www.early-years.org/news/press_release_info.php?pressid=05http://www.early-years.org/news/press_release_info.php?pressid=05Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:00:01 GMTThe Northern Ireland Pre-School Playgroup Association has relaunched as the Early Years Organisation - the organisation for young children with a new look logo and renewed focus.http://www.early-years.org/news/press_release_info.php?pressid=04http://www.early-years.org/news/press_release_info.php?pressid=04Tue, 30 Oct 2007 10:00:00 GMTNIPPA - the early years organisation has teamed up with economic development agency, Invest Northern Ireland, to provide free training for women thinking of starting their own childcare business.http://www.early-years.org/news/press_release_info.php?pressid=03http://www.early-years.org/news/press_release_info.php?pressid=03Mon, 29 Oct 2007 10:00:00 GMTA book on conflict resolution documenting lessons in peacebuilding learnt in Northern Ireland and elsewhere is being translated into arabic and used to help Iraqi children deal with the legacy of the war there.http://www.early-years.org/news/press_release_info.php?pressid=02http://www.early-years.org/news/press_release_info.php?pressid=02Tue, 23 Oct 2007 10:00:00 GMTAs we celebrate Parent's Week in Northern Ireland (15th - 22rd October 2007) NIPPA - the early years organisation is keen that the role fathers play in the care and education of their children is both recognised and supported.http://www.early-years.org/news/press_release_info.php?pressid=01http://www.early-years.org/news/press_release_info.php?pressid=01Mon, 15 Oct 2007 10:00:00 GMT