AN INVESTIGATIVE APPROACH TO TEACH SUBJECTS THROUGH ENGLISH

JULY 2010 AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK

Yes, it was raining nearly all the time!

EARLY CHILDHOOD IN LIMERICK

THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN MADE BY THREE EUROPEAN TEACHERS FROM

FRANCE : Fabrice Crepieux

SPAIN : Nuria Martinez

GERMANY : Ingrid Tüshaus

METHODOLOGY• Parents Interviews in Limerick

• Childhood Professionals Interviews (Creches)

• Expert Interview: Socialworker Mags Liddy

SOME FIGURES OF LIMERICKPOPULATION OF LIMERICK

88% OVER 10 YEARS 12% UNDER 10 YEARS

STRUCTURE OF THE FAMILIES

COUPLE WITH CHILDREN : 46%LONE MOTHERS : 2O%LONE FATHERS : 3%

NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN FAMILIES

1 CHILD : 47% 2 CHILDREN : 32% 3 CHILDREN : 14%

PARENTS QUESTIONNAIRE1 – How much time do you spend with your children ?2 – What do you do together?3 – What do your children do during their sparetime ?4 – What are the values you want to transmit to your children ?5 – What are you doing to transmit those values ?6 – How do you support the development of your children?

GUESS WHO IS THE MOTHER ?

FIRST INTERVIEW

SECOND INTERVIEW

THIRD INTERVIEW

FOURTH INTERVIEW

Time together Most of the day except 10 AM to 16

PM

24 hours 24 hours After my work – 17h00 to bed time

Doing together Go to parkWalking together

Park and Street dance

Football Park, swimming and « fun parks »

Spare time Nursery watching TV« Playing with their

trucks »

watchingTV« Playing with their

trucks »

Nursery and school

Values Go to the college and geta good job

No values (« don’t know what it is »)

No values (« don’t know what it is »)

Respect themselves (first) and the

others (second)

Transmit values Select the right school

????????? ????????? Explaining and be a model

Support development

Respect others and go to school

No answer, couldn’t understand

No answer, couldn’t understand

Not asked

Age of the children

14 months 18 months 2 years 2 years and 5 years old

Mother activity Non worker Non worker Non worker Worker

A CRECHE LIMERICK

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CRECHE AND KINDERGARTEN IN LIMERICK

• THE PROVIDERS OF A CRECHE ARE NOTIFIED TO THE HEALTH SERVICE EXECUTIVES OR REGISTERED BY THE IRISH MONTESSORI EDUCATION BOARD

• CHARGE: UP TO 170 EURO PER WEEK • A FREE PRESCHOOL YEAR FOR THREE HOURS OVER

5 DAYS FOR 38 WEEKS• THE CRECHE IS INSPECTED YEARLY

Information by the Limerick City Childcare Committee; E.C.C.E. : EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND EDUCATION

THE QUALIFICATION OF THE STAFF

• « A sufficient number of suitable and competent adults »

• Over 18 years

• « Appropriate experience or qualification »

Information by the Limerick City Childcare Committee; E.C.C.E. : EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND EDUCATION

PROFESSIONAL QUESTIONNAIRE

1 – Which position has a young child in an Irish family ?2 – How do the parents behave with their young children ?3 – How do parents take care of the development of their children ?4 – Which values are important to transmit to children?

OUR INTERVIEW IN THE FIRST CRECHE

OUR INTERVIEW IN THE SECOND CRECHE

THE MAIN RESULTS

TIC-TOC CRECHE

• MOTHER 2 + 5 YEARS

• 160€ PER MONTH

THE « MOTHER » ANSWERED

NURSERY TIMES

• MOTHER 6 + 11 YEARS

• 130€ PER MONTH

« Very important. The expectations of the parents to the Creche are very high. »

POSITIONPOSITION

THE MAIN RESULTS

TIC-TOC CRECHE

• IN THE MAJORITY CHILDREN HAVE NO IMPACT ON FAMILY LIFE. THEY HAVE NOTHING TO SAY

• BUT THERE ARE ALSO FAMILIES WHERE CHILDREN DECIDE FOR EVERYTHING

NURSERY TIMES

• PARENTS TAKE GOOD CARE OF THE CHILDREN

BEHAVIOR WITH

CHILDREN

BEHAVIOR WITH

CHILDREN

THE MAIN RESULTS

TIC-TOC CRECHE

• PARENTS EXPECT THE CRECHE TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT

NURSERY TIMES

• CHILDREN GET HOMEWORK AND PARENTS CONTINUE THE CRECHE WORK AT HOME

TAKE CARE OF DEVELOPMENTTAKE CARE OF DEVELOPMENT

THE MAIN RESULTS

TIC-TOC CRECHE

• RESPECT THEMSELVES AND THE OTHERS

NURSERY TIMES

• RESPECT • SOCIAL INTERACTION

VALUESVALUES

EXPERT INTERVIEW

MAGS LILLY:• SCIENTIST • WORKING WITH THE IRISH DEVELOPEMENT EDUCATION ASSOCIATION

THE INTERVIEWPOSITION OF CHILDREN

IN THE IRISH SOCIETYEARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

IN IRLAND

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Thank you for your attention

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