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# early childhood

Last year
2023
Opinion: The budget gave us baby steps forward when a giant leap for young children was needed
Frances Byrne
All time
We need to recognise that emotional wellbeing is linked to early childhood experiences
Dr Paul D'Alton
'Government thinks it's perfectly acceptable for childcare workers to have absolutely no training'
Ciairín de Buis
Column: Our children are an investment worth making
Irene Gunning
Column: Sweets and treats? We’re teaching children all the wrong lessons
Joanna Fortune
Breastfeeding could cut chances of childhood obesity by 50 per cent
Violence in adults could be determined in first three years of life - or even in the womb