dc.contributor.author | Moran, Lisa | |
dc.contributor.author | Garrity, Sheila | |
dc.contributor.author | McGregor, Caroline | |
dc.contributor.author | Devaney, Carmel | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-03-06T12:10:31Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-03-06T12:10:31Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016-06 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Moran, Lisa, Garrity, Sheila, McGregor, Caroline , & Devaney, Carmel (2016). ‘Hoping for a better tomorrow’: a process study evaluation of the Greater Tomorrow Crèche and Ballyhaunis Community Preschool Services, Ballyhaunis, Co. Mayo, Summary Report: The UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, The National University of Ireland, Galway. | en_IE |
dc.identifier.isbn | 978-1-905861-23-1 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10379/7184 | |
dc.description.abstract | This report presents the results of a qualitative, process study evaluation of the Ballyhaunis Community
Preschool and ‘Greater Tomorrow’ crèche services, conducted by the UNESCO Child and Family
Research Centre (UCFRC), NUI, Galway in 2015. Currently, the community preschool and the crèche
facility are located in the grounds of St Mary’s Abbey and the Old Convent grounds respectively, close to
Ballyhaunis town centre, Co. Mayo. Together, both services provide childcare spaces for approximately
60 children, employing seven staff in total. In both services, all staff members are qualified to NFQ
Level 5 standards or higher. One senior staff member in the crèche is trained to NFQ Level 7, and the
manager of both the crèche and preschool services is completing an NFQ Level 8 degree programme in
Early Childhood Studies and Practice at NUI, Galway. The Greater Tomorrow crèche caters for children
aged between 18 months and 3 years and operates a 4-day service from Monday to Thursday. The
preschool caters to children aged 39 months or older and operates a 5-day service per week (Monday
to Friday). Both the crèche and preschool services implement aspects of the ‘HighScope’ curriculum,
which emphasises active and participatory approaches to learning and teaching. | en_IE |
dc.format | application/pdf | en_IE |
dc.language.iso | en | en_IE |
dc.publisher | UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, National University of Ireland, Galway | en_IE |
dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Ireland | |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ie/ | |
dc.subject | Process study evaluation | en_IE |
dc.subject | Greater Tomorrow Crèche | en_IE |
dc.subject | Ballyhaunis Community Preschool Services | en_IE |
dc.subject | Ballyhaunis | en_IE |
dc.subject | Mayo | en_IE |
dc.title | ‘Hoping for a better tomorrow’: a process study evaluation of the Greater Tomorrow Crèche and Ballyhaunis Community Preschool Services, Ballyhaunis, Co. Mayo, Summary Report | en_IE |
dc.type | Report | en_IE |
dc.date.updated | 2016-09-27T11:19:05Z | |
dc.local.publishedsource | http://www.childandfamilyresearch.ie/media/unescochildandfamilyresearchcentre/documentspdf/2016_Final-Summary-Report-Ballyhaunis.pdf | en_IE |
dc.description.peer-reviewed | non-peer-reviewed | |
dc.internal.rssid | 11188577 | |
dc.local.contact | Carmel Devaney, Political Science & Sociology, Nui Galway. 5733 Email: carmel.devaney@nuigalway.ie | |
dc.local.copyrightchecked | No | |
dc.local.version | PUBLISHED | |
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