How Aistear was developed: A Portraiture Study
Children took part in the development of Aistear: the Early Childhood Curriculum Framework. The Framework for Early Learning was renamed Aistear: the Early Childhood Curriculum Framework in 2009. Through a research study called Listening for Children’s voices: Children as partners in the Framework for Early Learning, children explained
- what they enjoyed doing
- who they liked being with
- what places they enjoyed being in.
This information helped shape Aistear: the Early Childhood Curriculum Framework.
12 children in 11 settings took part from different areas of the country from Cork to Donegal. The children ranged in age from nine months to six years and included four girls and eight boys. Read the children’s portraits to find out what they told us.
Cover page and contents (PDF, 84 KB)
Section One: Contents and Introduction (PDF, 332 KB)
Section Two: Portraits of children (PDF, 63 KB)
| Babies | Toddlers | Young children |
| Cathal (PDF, 532 KB) | Amy (PDF, 592 KB) | Harry (PDF, 421 KB) |
| Jayne (PDF, 401 KB) | Seán and Patrick (PDF, 740 KB) | Zachary (PDF, 271 KB) |
| | | Louise (PDF, 439 KB) |
| | | Caroline (PDF, 429 KB) |
| | | Alan (PDF, 226 KB) |
| | | Andrew (PDF, 394 KB) |
| | | Matt (PDF, 419 KB) |
Conclusion (PDF, 310 KB)
| A big thank you to all involved in the study - parents, practitioners and especially the children. Your participation helped greatly in the development of Aistear: the Early Childhood Curriculum Framework. |