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Friday, May 6, 2022 - 11:00
On Thursday 5th May 2022, the launch of the edited collection Early Childhood Education and Care in Ireland: Charting a Century of Developments (eds. Professor Nóirín Hayes and Dr Thomas Walsh) took place at the Oak Room of the Mansion House. The event was hosted by the Lord Mayor, Ms Alison Gilliland and the book was launched by Professor Mathias Urban, DCU. This important work explores the origins and evolution of the early childhood education and care (ECEC) system on the island of Ireland since the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1921. Further details on the book are available here.