A guide to the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) setting with a particular focus on social-, legal- and health-related issues within an Irish context.
WRITTEN FOR
QQI Level 6 Early Childhood Care and Education (6M2007) and the following modules:
6N1945 Childhood Social, Legal & Health Studies
6N1944 Early Childhood Curriculum
6N1945 Supervision in Early Childhood Care
6N1946 Work Experience
6N1947 Work Practice
THE AUTHORS
Emma Zara O’Brien, MLitt, HDipEd, HDipPsych, lectures in childcare and psychology at Inchicore College of Further Education. She has lectured in Early Childhood Education in Dublin Institute of Technology and has worked as a researcher in the Department of Youth and Children Affairs. She is the author of several books, including Human Growth & Development and Psychology for Social Care.
Margaret Prangnell, BSc (hons) Nursing Studies, RN, RM, RNT, lectures in and is the course coordinator for QQI Levels 5 and 6 Early Care and Education Practice at Inchicore College of Further Education. She worked as a lecturer in nursing in the UK and held the post of academic principal of a private childcare college. As a member of the Barnardos Panel of Trainers, Margaret provides child protection awareness training in Ireland.