early years - the organisation for young children
Early Years is the largest organisation in Northern Ireland working with and for
young children. We are a non-profit making organisation and have been working
since 1965 to promote high quality childcare for children aged 0 - 18 and their
families. Early Years is a membership-based organisation, a registered charity,
a company limited by guarantee and is governed by a Board of Directors. On 1st
November 2007 we changed our name to Early Years - the organisation for young
children. When we started our work in 1965 NIPPA stood for Northern Ireland
Pre-School Playgroup Association, but as our work developed we realised that
this did not fully reflect all that we do so we changed our name to NIPPA - the
early years organisation. In 2005 we realised that our work had moved on again
and after consultation with members and stakeholders we voted to change our name
to Early Years - the organisation for young children. Currently Early Years
provides information and training for parents, childcare providers, employers
and local authorities.
