Learner Fund 4 (August 2016) available for level 6 childcare courses.
Learner Fund 4 (August 2016) opened on 4th August for online applications. More details here.
Early Years Capital Announced
DCYA has today announced the list of childcare providers who have been approved capital grants under EYC2016. €281,524 has been allocated to Limerick services. See the list of Grants Approved for Limerick childcare providers. The full list of allocations nationally can be found here.
Leadership for Inclusion in the Early Years (LINC)
Applications now being taken for this new course: Leadership for Inclusion in the Early Years (LINC) is a Level 6 Special Purpose Award required for staff in ECCE settings to complete if they wish to take on the new role of Inclusion Coordinator. The programme seeks to address the need for continuing professional development (CPD) [...]
Access & Inclusion Model (AIM) launched by Minister for Children & Youth Affairs.
Minister Zappone has launched the Better Start Access and Inclusion Model (AIM) which will ensure that children with disabilities can access the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) programme. Further details.
Summer Newsletter Out Now!
Our Summer Newsletter 2016 has now been distributed to all childcare services and primary schools across Limerick City and County. We have included articles of interest to parents and Early Years practitioners alike –Healthy Ireland Awards, Childcare Regulations, Childcare Schemes, Visit to ReCreate, and lots more! You may download a copy here.
Local Briefing Sessions on New Childcare Regulations
To assist childcare providers' understanding of the new revised regulations, Tusla are undertaking briefings on the new regulations throughout the country. There will be 2 sessions in Limerick on Wednesday 1st June in the South Court Hotel with attendance by ticket only. Bookings for the briefing sessions can now be made here. At the briefings, [...]
New childcare regulations published
On the 4th May 2016 Dr. James Reilly, Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, signed new Child Care Regulations (the Child Care Act 1991 (Early Years Services) Regulations 2016) which will come into effect on a phased basis from 30th June 2016. The new Regulations provide for pre-school services, that is, those services catering for children [...]
Summer Training Calendar Out Now!
Our Summer Training Calendar has been posted to all childcare services in Limerick. Workshops are being provided in city and county locations for early years professionals working in Limerick childcare services. See here for full details.
Community Childcare Subvention Programme now available in private childcare services
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 [...]
A Guide to Early-Years Education-focused Inspection (EYEI) in Early-Years Settings Participating in the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Programme (2016) was published on 11 April 2016.
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 [...]