Together, we represent the collective national voice of early childhood home visiting in Ireland. Members of PEIN – Prevention and Early Intervention Network, we are motivated by a shared commitment to promoting the effective use of home visiting as a mechanism to enhance the health and well-being of children, parents and families.
The Executive Committee leads the strategic development and oversees the implementation of the activities of the Alliance. It reports back to the membership forums, which focuses on sharing the learning and building on our experience in terms of ‘what works’ in early childhood home visiting.
Our Network
Dr Josephine Bleach is Chair of the Home Visiting Alliance and Director of the Early Learning Initiative (ELI), National College of Ireland, a complex community initiative, which delivers a range of home visiting and parent engagement programmes, including the ParentChild+, ABC 0-2 (formerly Community Mothers), Home from Home and Stretch Graduate Home Visiting Programmes.
Mary Walker Callaghan, Regional Manager, Lifestart Services, Donegal. Lifestart is home visiting child development, parent learning and parenting/family support programme delivered throughout Donegal.
Niall Sexton is Programme Manager with Preparing for Life, based in Northside Partnership. Niall is a qualified social worker with extensive experience of working with families and communities in Ireland and in the United States.
Michelle Moore is the ELI National Home Visiting Manager at the National College of Ireland. With 20 years’ experience in home visiting and early-year education, she supports the development, delivery, and quality assurance of ELI home visiting sites nationally.
Trish Hurley, Infant Mental Health (IMH) and Wellbeing Coordinator, and Interdisciplinary Team Lead with Let’s Grow Together! Cork, which supports families from pregnancy, right through to the important early years of a child’s life, with a focus on building relationships and meeting families where they are at. She holds a Professional Diploma in Clinical Supervision from DCU.
Jill Sandvoss is programme manager at the Clonmel Community Mothers Programme, which supports the infant/parent relationship working from an Infant Mental Health model, bringing attention to the pre-birth to pre-school period of development and the quality of early relationships.
Catriona Corcoran is programme manager at Community Families Programme in Longford/Westmeath and has been employed by Westmeath Community Development for the last 18 years , The Programme supports the infant/parent relationship working from an Infant Mental Health model, bringing attention to the pre-birth to pre-school period of development and the quality of early relationships.
