The Child Care (Amendment) Act 2024 which came into effect on the 30th September 2024 has resulted in a number of changes to legislation, including The Children First Act 2015. From the 30th September 2024, Schedule 2 of the Children First Act 2015 includes School Age Services and Childminding Services registered with Tusla. This means [...]
Our Autumn Training Calendar is now available here. All workshops are free of charge to early years practitioners in Limerick and they are delivered online. Bookings can be made by emailing niamh@limerickchildcare.ie, stating the name of your service. Our specific Always Children First training schedule has been emailed to childcare services. To book a place, [...]
We are delighted to offer the new Pre-registration Training for Childminders! If you are a childminder or are considering taking up childminding in your own home, then this free training programme is for you. Taking place in November over 3 sessions, this training will support you with understanding the new childminding regulations (Child Care Act [...]
Last week we were delighted to be invited to The Old School Abc in Bohermore for the visit of Roderic O'Gorman, Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth. Ciara and her team gave us a tour of the pre-school and after-school service which has gone from strength to strength since its opening in 2019. [...]
Please click here to see photos from our third site visit – Southside Child and Family Centre in Galvone.
We enjoyed our third site visit on the 21st August with Southside Child and Family Centre in Galvone. Margaret, Liesa and Diane welcomed us with an overview of the facility and the services provided before leading us on a tour of the purpose-built full day service. Managed by Limerick Social Services Centre, the building is [...]
Please click here to see photos from our second site visit – Teddy's Community Play School in Dromcollogher.
We held our second site visit on the 17th July, this time it was Teddy's Community Play School in Dromcollogher. Anne gave us a tour of the Old Court House and the challenges of adapting a protected structure before crossing the road to tour the green area. Over the past 8 years the service has [...]
Please click here to see photos from our first site visit - Our Lady Queen of Peace Preschool in Janesboro.
On the 20th June we held our first site visit, hosted by Jenny from Our Lady Queen of Peace Preschool in Limerick city. Jenny took us on a tour of her ‘tiny spaces’ and how, over the past 14 years, the preschool has worked with the school community to create a range of outdoor play [...]