Launch of new report on non-parental childcare and children's cognitive outcomes On 3rd December Dr. James Reilly, TD, Minister for Children and Youth Affairs officially launched 'Non-Parental Childcare and Child Cognitive Outcomes at Age Five' - the latest in a series of reports from Growing Up in Ireland, the National Longitudinal Study of Children. Using [...]
The 2015/ 2016 on-site compliance visits in respect of the DCYA programmes (ECCE, TEC & CCS) are about to commence. Please note that Pobal compliance visits will again be Unannounced Visits. In order to prepare for the forthcoming cycle of visits, all services are strongly advised to read and familiarise themselves with the compliance documents [...]
Minister James Reilly yesterday launched a major new programme aimed at providing supports to children with disabilities in free pre-school. See the Press Release here.
Our friends in Donegal County Childcare Committee have produced a very useful How many weeks entitlement to free ECCE does my child have which will help you to ascertain when your child is eligible for the ECCE programme.
Would you like to introduce the Irish language to preschool children in your English speaking setting? The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) has produced a tip sheet which will assist you with this. It links to the Aistear themes of Well-being, Identity and Belonging, Communicating, Exploring and Thinking, and to the Síolta Standards [...]
Please note that Learner Fund 3 has been reopened and will remain open until 6 p.m. on Thursday 10th March 2016. Learner Fund 3 offers a subsidy towards the cost of training to support existing Early Years practitioners, who wish to continue working directly with children, to attain the minimum qualification required under the revised Pre-School Regulations [...]