S5Ep5: Quality School Aged-Childcare and the Importance of Play

About this episode

The episode discusses the importance of quality in school-aged childcare and the role of play, featuring insights from Shelly McGee of the National Childhood Network.

We chat with Shelly McGee who is the Quality Support Specialist for School-Aged-Childcare and Play with National Childhood Network (NCN). We discuss what school-aged childcare and afterschool care is, how to support quality and play for children in SAC and how to ensure that children in SAC are supported, valued and their voice is heard. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Paula Walshe, Celine Govern

Guest: Shelly McGee

Topics covered

• school-aged childcare
• afterschool care
• quality support
• importance of play
• children's voice

Keywords

• school-aged childcare
• play
• quality support
• children's voice
• afterschool care

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: National Childhood Network

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