Early Learning and Care Settings (OECD TALIS)

Survey Name:

Early Learning and Care Settings (OECD TALIS)

Survey purpose:

The Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) Starting Strong is an international, large-scale survey of staff and managers in early learning and care (ELC).

Legislative Basis National:

Not applicable

Legislative Basis European:

Not applicable

Periodicity:

Six Years

Statistical Population:

Early Learning and Care Settings in Ireland

Sampling Frame:

Administrative data formed the sample frame for the survey. The sampling plan prepared for TALIS Starting Strong was a stratified two-stage probability sampling design. In the first stage, a random sample of ELC Settings was selected, while in the second stage, ELC staff were randomly selected from a list of in-scope staff for each selected setting. For each sampled setting, two replacements setti

Reference Area:

State of Ireland

Time Coverage:

February 2024 to May 2024

Base Period:

Not applicable

Sector Coverage:

Not applicable

Survey Size:

332 ELC settings

Principal Variables:

ELC setting, characteristics and staffing, education , well-being, job satisfaction

Principal External Users:

OECD, Government departments, research institutes, general public, non government organisations

Contact Organisation:

Central Statistics Office

Business Area:

Social & Demographic Statistics

Contact Person:

Bridget Hearne

Contact Person Function:

Statistician

Other Business Area Specialists:

Contact email:

talis_startingstrong@cso.ie

Contact phone number:

(+353) 1 498 4000