Module Details

Module Code: LAWS
Module Title: Regulation and Inspection in Early Childhood Education
Title: Regulation and Inspection in Early Childhood Education
Module Level:: 7
Credits:: 5
Module Coordinator: Eileen Doyle
Module Author:: Lillian Byrne
Domains:  
Module Description: The aim of this module is to enable students develop knowledge, practices, and values associated with the regulation and inspection of early childhood services in Ireland.
 
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to:
# Learning Outcome Description
LO1 Know the Irish Early Childhood regulation legislation and the Child and Family and Department of Education and Skills inspection frameworks
LO2 Critically consider the Irish Early Childhood inspection process
Dependencies
Module Recommendations

This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is recommended before enrolment in this module.
No recommendations listed
Co-requisite Modules
No Co-requisite modules listed
Additional Requisite Information
No Co Requisites listed
 
Indicative Content
Quality practice
Quality practice and the quality continuum, Quality practice as a Children's Right - Article 18, General comment 7 of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, article 29 and minimum standards
Fundamentals of and strategies for regulation
Regulation and its purpose Regulation strategies – Meta-regulation and Regulatory Systems.
Inspection legislation and policy
Childcare Act 1991 (Early Years Services) Regulations 2016; Overview of TUSLA inspection; Overview of the DES Early Years Education Inspection
Inspection in practice
Reviewing the inspection process and analysing inspection reports for quality insights
Module Content & Assessment
Assessment Breakdown%
Continuous Assessment100.00%

Assessments

Full Time

Continuous Assessment
Assessment Type Multiple Choice Questions % of Total Mark 30
Timing n/a Learning Outcomes 1
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
On-line MCQ exam about regulation theory and Irish early childhood inspection systems
Assessment Type Project % of Total Mark 70
Timing n/a Learning Outcomes 2
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
Using published inspections, critically review the Irish early childhood inspection process in light of regulation theory and inspection guidelines
No Project
No Practical
No End of Module Formal Examination
Reassessment Requirement
Exam Board
It is at the discretion of the Examination Board as to what the qualifying criteria are.

SETU Carlow Campus reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment

 

Module Workload

Workload: Full Time
Workload Type Workload Category Contact Type Workload Description Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload Hours
Lecture Contact Discursive and interactive group learning environment Every Week 2.00 2
Independent Learning Non Contact Time in which learners will access pre-lecture or post-lecture materials or undertake directed or self-directed research aimed at consolidating module learning outcomes Every Week 7.50 7.5
Total Weekly Contact Hours 2.00
Workload: Part Time
Workload Type Workload Category Contact Type Workload Description Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload Hours
Lecture Contact Discursive and interactive group learning environment Every Week 1.50 1.5
Independent Learning Time Non Contact Time in which learners will access pre-lecture or post-lecture materials or undertake directed or self-directed research aimed at consolidating module learning outcomes Every Week 5.00 5
Total Weekly Contact Hours 1.50
 
Module Resources
Recommended Book Resources
  • Bevir, M. (2008), Key Concepts in Governance, Sage, London, [ISBN: 978-141293570].
  • Robert Baldwin,Martin Cave,Martin Lodge. (2012), Understanding Regulation, 2. Oxford University Press on Demand, Oxford, p.548, [ISBN: 9780199576081].
  • Drahos, P. ed. (2017), Regulatory Theory: Foundations and applications, 2 and 4, ANU Press, USA [https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt1q1crtm].
Recommended Article/Paper Resources
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