Little Steps, Big Futures:The Podcast

This week we chat to P.E. and English Teacher,  Julie Cronin.

Julie talks to us about how she can see the affects or lack thereof of exercise, P.E. or sports in teenagers when they reach secondary school.

We also discuss why exercise is not only important in later life but can be implemented successfully into the Early Years Setting.

Not only is exercise great for physical health but mental health - something we agreed is paramont in a world of every growing technology.

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This week we are chatting all about Aistear and Siolta!

We go through what they both are, how they are used in the classroom and some examples. We hope you get some info from it.

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- Read all about Aistear here
- Aistear V Siolta
- Aistear broken down by the NCCA


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This week we chat to Ciaran, Founder of the extremely popular app Childpaths, and Robbie, Director of Business Developmet at Childpaths.

Childpaths is an interactive, childcare/school management platform for the Early Years Sector and soon to be Primary Schools.

Founded by Ciaran who realiseds that Childcare Educators have much much more to complete in a day than just caring for your children. From developmental checks to observations, tracking sleeps, food and nappy changes to providing a stimulating, enriched play environment all in one day.

Ciaran and Robbie chat to us about the ever growing features and benefits of the app and their hopes for the future.

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To sign into the app: https://app.childpaths.ie/auth/login
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It is just again this week chatting all about why we love our job and why we chose to remain in the childcare sector.

We also read out some of the responses from our lovely listeners.

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This week we sit down to chat about the new COVID19 regulations for The Early Years and schools.

Should contact tracing still go ahead? Should we be isolaing as close contacts?

Find out what we had to say!

We also discuss the recent announcement from Minister for Children, Roderic O’Gorman, on ‘doubling’ state support for childcare by 2028.

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This week we are joined by Dr. Christopher Brown for our 50th episode!

Chris is a former preschool, kindergarten, and 1st-grade teacher. He is also an award-winning researcher, teacher educator, and professor of early childhood education in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy at the University of Texas at Austin.

He has two books. The first, "Ready for kindergarten? Freeing yourself from the readiness trap" and "Resisting the kinder-race: Restorying joy to early learning, examines how kindergarten has become a place that races children from skill-to-skill".

We chat about how the Childcare Sector and  Education differs between Ireland and the US, with some healthy debate along the way!

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Today marks our 50th episode of our Podcast - which is unbelievable. Thanks to everybody who has listened, shared and supported us along the way! Here's to 50 more!!



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This week we chat to Jen Ormond. A teacher in an Early Learning Unit working with children with additional needs.

Jen is also a child's yoga instructor which she incorporates into her classroom weekly.

We talk to Jen about the daily routine of a ASD teacher, the challenges she can face daily and the rewarding part of the job!

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This week we have our second returning guest - Katie O' Connor.

Katie is an Early Years Practitioner and mom to a little boy who just started Preschool.

We chat to Katie about the madness around September time, the settling in period, advice for parents and Practitioners, as well as the struggles and worries they may face.

Katie openly spoke about her worries about her little boy starting Preschool and the challenges she faces having him in the same classroom as herself.

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This week we chat to the lovely Katie Power. Early Childhood Graduate and full time Nanny.

Katie chats to us about why she became a nanny after college, tips and advice around nannying, the difference between Childminders, Babysitters and Nannies and why more value should be placed on the job.

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We are taking a break this week but please listen to a recent episode we recorded around choosing a creche or preschool and what to bring!

Today Aoife and Jenny chat about what parents should look out for when choosing a Childcare Setting and what they should bring in for their first day!

The advice given during this episode comes from our own experiences so always ask your provider if you have any questions.

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