Pressing Pause: Reconfiguring Childcare, Policy and Practice

Coming up in October! Conference: Pressing Pause: Reconfiguring Childcare, Policy and Practice When: Wednesday, October 25th, 2023, 2pm—6pm, followed by an informal reception. Where: Buswell’s Hotel, Molesworth Street, Dublin 2. Who should attend: Early years educators, educators, researchers, policy-makers, and anyone passionate about early years education. Speakers: Professor Noirin Hayes, Adjunct professor at Trinity College Dublin. Mark Considine, Department of […]





Free Family Fun Day!

See photos from this event here Free Family Fun Day! Magic Show, Puppet Show, Drawing, Bingo, Stories and lots more! 11am — 2pm, Saturday 10th December 2022 County Library, Tallaght Square A fun-filled day for families with children aged 0 — 8 years. Help us celebrate the delivery of 200,000 books to Tallaght Children through […]



It starts with Baby Chat: Relationships, Language and Technoference

It starts with Baby Chat: Relationships, Language and Technoference Plus Launch of CDI & HSE Talk to your Baby Cube Tuesday 13th December 10am—1pm Trinity Institute of Population Health, Russell Building, Tallaght Cross, Dublin 24  Babies are born ready to connect and interact. Most babies respond immediately when spoken to if it is done appropriately, laying the […]


The Childhood Development Initiative is delighted to invite you to the final conference of the Parent Engagement Research Project (PEAREC) We will share findings on the evaluation of CDI’s Parenting Support approach – Powerful Parenting. CDI has been implementing Powerful Parenting in Tallaght for over a decade. The model involves placing a dedicated Parent/Carer Facilitator […]


Supporting Perinatal Health during Covid and Beyond

Unfortunately, our webinar on Supporting Perinatal Mental Health due to take place tomorrow is cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. All participants registered will be emailed with the rescheduled date and time as soon as possible. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience and hopefully you will be able to join on the rescheduled date. […]


Family in Mind – 4 Days of Free Online Events

Family in Mind – Free Events over 4 Days Event Date and Time Cooking Class 29th March 2021 4-5pm   Dad Time 29th March 2021,  12-2.45 pm     Lets Look at Books 29th March 2021, 10-11am   Promoting Healthy Relationships with Technology in a Post Covid World 29th March 2021, 7.30-8.30 pm   Grow […]