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Early Childhood Education Developments
Aistear, the Early Childhood Curriculum Framework is for all children from birth to 6 years in Ireland. It is based on 12 Principles and uses 4 interconnected Themes to describe children’s learning and development: Well-being; Identity and Belonging; Communicating; and Exploring and Thinking.