Our vision is to promote respect and support the right of every child and adult to participate as an equal and active citizen in early childhood care and education in order to be assured of their rights and to be free from all forms of individual and structural discrimination including racism, sexism, ableism, classism.

The network promotes equality and celebrates diversity in Early Childhood Care Edcuation training and practice in line with:

• UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
• UN Convention on the elimination of Racial Discrimination (UNICERD)
• Universal Declaration of Human Rights
• Equal Status Legislation (2000 and 2004)
• Síolta Quality Framework 2006
• National Action Plan against Racism
• National Children’s Strategy
• National Development Plan
• Childcare (Preschool Services) Regulations 2006