About This Conference

The theme for the 2021 OMEP Ireland Early Childhood Annual Conference is Celebrating Leadership in Early Childhood Education and Care in Times of Crisis. It celebrates the commitment and leadership shown by the Early Childhood sector, throughout the Covid-19 crisis.

The OMEP Ireland 2021 conference is scheduled to be held online, via Zoom, on the 6th of November 2021 from 10am - 3pm!

OMEP Ireland is delighted to confirm Jools Page, PhD as the keynote speaker for this years conference. The conference also provides an exciting CPD opportunity. Why not join us for a Masterclass in mentoring? Facilitator to be confirmed.

Free Certificate of attendance for all attendees!

Why Attend This Conference?

1. Keynote by Dr Jools Page and Parallel Presentations on a variety of topics relating to this years theme.
2. Masterclass in ‘mentoring for success’ for early childhood leaders and professionals.
3. Gain access to An Leanbh Óg- The Irish Journal of Early Childhood Studies.
4. Expand your professional network with networking opportunities during the conference.
5. Gain automatic membership to OMEP Ireland.
6. Gain automatic access to a certificate of attendance with CPD Credits.

Keynote Speaker

Dr Jools Page is a Senior Early Years Lecturer in the School of Education at the University of Brighton and co-leader of the Children and Young People’s Voice and Education Research and Enterprise Group. Before taking up her academic role, Jools was employed in both early years policy and practice roles. For over three decades she worked closely with young children and their families and it is from these humble beginnings that Jools maintains she first gained her unique insight into the importance of fostering careful, respectful, reciprocal and genuine relationships between children and their key adults in professional early years contexts.

Jools is committed to research and practice that places the rights of babies, toddlers at the centre and it is this view of young children which inspired her academic research on attachment-based relationships between adults and children under three years in group day care provision. In a life history study which sought the views of mothers on going back to work when their baby was under a year old, Jools coined the phrase ‘Professional Love’ to explain the attachment-based relationships between infants and their professional adult caregivers.

For further details about Jools research and publications please see her web profile: https://research.brighton.ac.uk/en/persons/jools-page

About OMEP Ireland

OMEP is an international, non-governmental and non-profit organisation with Consultative Status at the United Nations and UNESCO. OMEP is represented in 67 countries including Ireland, with member states in every continent. OMEP Ireland is a registered charity dedicated to promoting the well-being of all children and their right to high quality early childhood education and care. The mission of OMEP Ireland is to raise awareness of the importance of early childhood experiences by supporting early years research and sharing knowledge about what we can do to improve children’s lives. Learn more about OMEP Ireland: https://omepireland.ie/

Sponsor

This event is sponsored by TeachKloud's Preschool Management Software. TeachKloud was developed by an early childhood expert. Learn more on www.teachkloud.com.