Spring Summer Training Calendar 2017
Our Spring Summer Training Calendar 2017 is available here
Diversity, Equality and Inclusion Training Programme.
Training to support early years educators engage with "Diversity, Equality and Inclusion Charter and Guidelines for Early Childhood Care and Education" is being delivered in Limerick in March 2017. Further details on our Training page.
Free Childcare for Homeless Children
Children aged 0-5 years to benefit from €8.25m change to the Community Childcare Subvention Scheme Statement by the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Dr Katherine Zappone Thursday 15th December, 2016 Children aged 0-5 years whose parents are homeless are to be offered free childcare for 25-hours a week under an change to the Community [...]
Limerick Childcare Committee Financial Models 2016
On 6th December, Limerick Childcare Committee officially launched a research report into the real cost of childcare in Limerick, "Limerick Childcare Committee Financial Models 2016". The purpose of the research was to identify the operating costs of various childcare services and to examine the impact that changes to costs and income have on the sustainability [...]
Latest Early Years Sector Profile Published
Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Katherine Zappone TD, has launched the Early Years, Service Profile, 2015/2016. The document provides a comprehensive national analysis of the 4,300 services providing early childhood care and education in Ireland. The data is collated by Pobal in conjunction with the Department of Children and Youth Affairs. Some of the findings [...]
Pobal commence unannounced compliance visits
Please see https://www.limerickchildcare.ie/providers/pobal-compliance/ for more information.
Budget 2017 Childcare Provision
Single Affordable Childcare Scheme (text taken from DCYA website) On Tuesday 11th October 2016 it was announced that an additional €19m has been agreed in Budget 2017 to enable the introduction of a new Single Affordable Childcare Scheme from September 2017. This will replace the existing childcare subsidisation schemes (excluding the free pre-school scheme) from [...]
Autumn/Winter 2016 Training Calendar
Our Autumn/Winter 2016 Training Calendar and booking form are available here: https://www.limerickchildcare.ie/training/
A Parent’s Guide to the National Childcare Funding Programmes 2016/2017
A Parent's Guide to the National Childcare Funding Programmes 2016-2017 lists and explains all the subsidised childcare programmes that are available.
Childcare Management Development Programme
This course, facilitated by Limerick's Local Enterprise Office, comprises 4 modules: Owner Manager Development - Monday 10th & Monday 17th October. Financial Management - Monday 24th October & Monday 7th November. Marketing and Promotion - Monday 14th November. Human Resource Management - Monday 21st & Monday 28th November. Marketing and Promotion consists of 1 x 3 hour [...]