Limerick has been given an allocation of 121 subsidised childcare places in private childcare services. These places are spread across the city and county in services which have opted in to the CCSP Programme. Please contact our office directly for details of where it is available, as services are still joining this programme. Further details regarding [...]
The published Guide sets out the practices and procedures involved in the EYEI process which are effective from 11 April 2016. Early-years education-focused inspection (EYEI) evaluates the nature, range and appropriateness of the early educational experiences for children participating in the ECCE Programme. Early-years Education-focused Inspections are conducted by the Inspectorate of the Department of [...]
This festival runs across Limerick City and County from Saturday 16th April to Friday 22nd April. To support the event, Limerick Childcare Committee is providing workshops on 'Basic First Aid for Parents' in 6 different venues during the festival. They are free of charge and include Heartsaver CPR/AER training for infants, CPR for children and [...]
The first pre-school providers in Ireland to receive the Healthy Ireland Award for the delivery of health promoting pre-school services will be honoured at an important award ceremony and showcasing event in Athlone IT on Saturday 2nd April. Over 160 service providers operating across the country have completed the training programme and have been assessed [...]
Confused about your child's eligibility for free pre-school? We are delighted to announce our new ECCE Calculator. Just enter your child's date of birth and you will see the date s/he may start.
DCYA has updated its FAQ document on all childcare funding programmes. See full document entitled 'DCYA Programme Information and FAQs March 2016' here.
The list of Early Years DCYA Recognised Qualifications for the purposes of meeting the minimum qualification requirement in the pending Early Years Regulations and for meeting the contractual requirements for the DCYA Childcare Funding Programmes has been updated. This list enables employees working in the Early Years sector in Ireland to verify whether the qualifications they hold are recognised. Please [...]
Happy Faces, Askeaton, consisting of crèche, Montessori and after school club thoroughly believes in open-ended materials and provides a wide range for the children to explore. These open-ended materials are located in interest areas to enhance different areas of development and learning. Open-ended natural materials allow you and the children to bring the outdoors indoors. [...]
Last November we conducted a survey regarding levels of income, costs and wages in the Limerick childcare sector which we hope will help to highlight the need for a review, at national level, of supports towards childcare services, owners, managers and staff. We would like to thank all the services who took the time to [...]
Application details are now available for Early Years Capital Funding 2016 (EYC2016). Applications may be made online via the PIP system during the week ending 18th March 2016. The expected closing date for applications is during the week ending 8th April 2016. This funding is specifically for pre-school providers – both community/not-for-profit and private providers – who want [...]
