We are now accepting applications for the Learner Fund Graduate and Childminder Bursary 2025. Further details and application form here. For Tusla registered childminders who wish to apply, please email karen@limerickchildcare.ie for full details and an application form.
We are delighted to launch our Autumn CPD Schedule. Please click here to see what we are offering this season and to make a booking.
We now have a dedicated Jobs Board page on our website where we advertise vacancies within Early Years and School Age childcare services. We're delighted to offer this free service to all Limerick childcare providers. So, whether you're a childcare provider looking to advertise a staff vacancy, or you're looking for a job in [...]
Tusla has published an updated guidance document- Keeping children safe and comfortable indoors and outdoors in all weathers The document is designed to help childcare providers and staff protect children during all types of weather by offering practical advice on clothing, hydration, safe play, and sleep. It supports compliance with regulations and includes a [...]
New online resource now available: www.NurturingSkills.ie We are pleased to share that the new Nurturing Skills website and Learning Hub was officially launched on 24th May 2025 at the national conference: Continuing the Journey: Exploring the updated Aistear: the Early Childhood Curriculum Framework. The website has been developed as a central hub for Early Learning [...]
Applications are now open for the 2025 Parent & Toddler Group Grant. Guidelines and application form are available here. Closing date for receipt of applications is Friday 28th March 2025.
We are delighted to congratulate our Development Officer, Catriona on becoming 1 of 16 trainers nationally to receive a Certificate of Recognition for the completion of the Tusla DLP (Designated Liaison Person) Train the Trainer. The DLP Programme is an add-on to the Foundation Training programme to provide DLPs and Deputy DLPs with the knowledge [...]
We are recruiting an Administrative & Childminding Support Worker (maternity cover, 12 months) to assist in the delivery of actions in the Limerick Childcare Committee Local Development Plan 2025 and the National Childminding Action Plan. The role includes: Providing support, advice and information to Childminders Administration associated with the Childcare Funding Programmes Provision of information [...]
An independent review of the Early Childhood Education and Care (ECCE) Programme was conducted by Stranmillis University College, Belfast, in collaboration with Dublin City University. The results of the review can be downloaded here.
The recently published Guidelines are for early years educators, school-age childcare practitioners and childminders who are currently working to support the meaningful inclusion of autistic children in early learning and care, school-age childcare and childminding settings. They form part of a wider suite of universal and targeted supports under the Access and Inclusion Model (AIM) [...]