Margaret Kernan

Margaret Kernan currently serves as the Head of Programmes & Learning at International Child Development Initiatives (ICDI) since May 2023 and has been a Lecturer in Education at Hibernia College since March 2021. Previous roles include Senior Programme Manager at ICDI from April 2009 to January 2021, and Education Consultant for the Bernard van Leer Foundation and the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment from 2007 to 2012. Margaret has extensive experience in early childhood education, focusing on diversity, inclusion, and children's play. Academic qualifications include a PhD in Education from University College Dublin, an MA in Psychology of Education from the University of London, and a BEd in Primary Education from Trinity College Dublin.