In a week where we’ve seen a really progressive policy launch for the Early Years, we need to keep in mind that while there is a 96% uptake of the free preschool years in the settled population, it’s only 74% for #Traveller children - Maria Joyce National Traveller Women’s Forum

Hearing from the panel discussion at today's Child Poverty & Well-Being Summit about what we're doing well & what we're not in terms of #childpoverty

'The people closest to issues are also those that are closest to the solution but furthest from the resources to fix them' Sen.Lynn Ruane (as ever) hitting the nail on the head of how we tackle #childpoverty

📢📢Hear more about the upcoming ‘Promoting Equality through Family Support’ Conference, from Dr Carmel Devaney Dr Carmel Devaney, Associate Director UNESCO CFRC,Ollscoil na Gaillimhe | University of Galway Limited places remaining to register 👇👇 tinyurl.com/2vy4cxm3 #familysupportforequality

Delighted to attend the Child Poverty and Well-Being Summit, organised by the #DepartmentOfTheTaoiseach, hosted by Simon Harris TD. It was a space for participants to reflect, identity & respond to the key challenges, with Gordon Brown speaking on child poverty. #EndChildPoverty

A pleasure to hear Gordon Brown shares his top 3 lessons at today's Child Poverty & Well-Being Summit: Have a driving mission; Think about income supports for families in greatest need; and Children's services really do matter

Echoes what Gordon Brown spoke about at today's #ChildPovertySummit in Dublin Graham Allen Early Intervention pays lifelong dividends

And the animation created by the youth panel was awesome 👌

Fab Case Clinic at the Child Poverty & Wellbeing Summit in Dublin yesterday exploring "How we normalise parenting support?" Takeaways: 1/ Strengths-based language is key 2/ Earlier Early Intervention 3/ Ensure the availability of an agreed continuum of support in all local areas

The fabulous June O'Sullivan LEYF Nurseries giving insight to a social enterprise model here Dublin City University Anne Looney Think we need to take notice Children, Equality, Disability, Integration, Youth Cllr. Aishling Silke Geraldine French grainne mckenna

Another sunny Saturday morning for Sanctuary Runners at Poppintree Park, Corkagh parkrun and Tallaght ☀️☀️☀️👋👋👋

Well done to all our Student Mentors and to the overall winners.

What a line-up! Looking forward to presenting at this on Thursday. Maria O'Dwyer & susan brocklesby @KHF look at the inseparability of quality & (in)equality in meaningful family support. We predict plenty of practical insights and spade calling! #familysupportforequality

Some of our speakers at our at our #familysupportforequality UNESCO CFRC Conference

Heartening to hear Dr Carmel Devaney UNESCO CFRC iclude diversity of need in the recognition of family diversity. Too often, we see need as singular and try to address it in isolation #familysupportforequality

Lovely to have met Mary Coughlan at UNESCO CFRC conference on Friday #familysupportforequality

A privilege to share a platform with Maria O'Dwyer, whose energy & wit embody participative research & quality in family support. PEIN & KHF shared research on 'The Inseparability of Quality & (In)equality in Meaningful Family Support' #familysupportforequality UNESCO CFRC

It was great to see so many FRCs in attendance at the UNESCO CFRC conference in Galway last week with representation from Carlow to California! #familysupportforequality #familyresourceirl NFSN