A whole-child perspective assessment guide for early years settings.

This paper describes the development of a national assessment guide to assist the Irish Pre-School Inspectorate in evaluating support for child development in early childhood care and education settings. The development arose as a direct result of changes to the regulations governing pre-school childcare provision in Ireland. Revised regulations, published in 2006, built on previous regulations and made explicit the whole-child perspective within them.

Development of the Irish National Perception of Quality of Care Survey.

Objectives: This study aimed to develop a methodology suitable for assessing patients' perception of quality of care received in Irish hospitals nationwide.

Setting: Thirteen acute care hospitals throughout Ireland participated in the study. Patients were surveyed approximately 3-6 weeks following discharge.