Terence Flanagan
Question:1393. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will indicate policy changes relating to the preschool curriculum; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34080/14]
View answerWednesday, 17 September 2014
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My Department already has a curriculum framework in place for early childhood education. This framework, Aistear, is designed to work with the great variety of curriculum materials already in use in early childhood settings, e.g. Montessori, Steiner, Reggio Emilia. My Department will continue to support the Aistear Framework and at my Department's behest, the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment are developing a practice guide to distil the core elements of Aistear and Síolta. This practice guide should be available for use in the early years sector in the next 6 months.