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Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced candidates for the role of Childminding Development Officer (Part-time, fixed-term contract up to 31st December 2023) Closing date for the receipt of applications is Tuesday 31st January 2023. Please see CMDO-Job-Description and CMDO Application Form 2023 for further details. Candidates will be short-listed based on information supplied in their Application [...]

Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced candidates for the role of Childminding Development Officer (Part-time, fixed-term contract up to 31st December 2023) Closing date for the receipt of applications is Thursday 15th December at 3pm. Please see CMDO Job Description and CMDO Application Form 2022 for further details. Candidates will be short-listed based [...]

We are recruiting an Administrative & Childminding Support Worker (maternity cover, 12 months). The role includes: Providing support, advice and information to Childminders Administration associated with the Childcare Funding Programmes Provision of information and dealing with general queries The post will be based at the offices of Limerick Childcare Committee in Croom Mills, Croom, Co. [...]

The Department of Education updated "Guide to Early Years Education Inspection" is available to download here.

We have been notified of vacancies in some summer camps in Early Learning and Care and School Age Childcare services in Limerick. You will need to contact the service directly to enquire about places - Summer-Camps-2022

Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman, has launched the Annual Early Years Sector Profile Report for 2020/21.

See the latest guide for parents from the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth. It is available in 3 languages (English, Ukrainian and Russian). A Parent's Guide To Childcare In Ireland English Language Version A Parent's Guide To Childcare In Ireland Ukrainian Language Version A Parent's Guide To Childcare In Ireland Russian Language [...]

We are recruiting a Childcare Development Officer. The role includes: - Providing support, advice and information to childcare services - Promoting quality childcare throughout the sector - Supporting the implementation of the national childcare programmes - Helping to build capacity and sustainability in the sector The post will be based at the offices of Limerick [...]

Minister O'Gorman today launched Nurturing Skills - The Workforce Plan for Early Learning and Care and School-Age Childcare 2022-2028 Nurturing Skills sets out an ambitious yet achievable direction for the Early Learning and Care & School-Age Childcare workforce in Ireland. The targets outlined in Nurturing Skills will be supported by the development of a new [...]

Minister O'Gorman today announced major reforms to the funding model for early learning and childcare services. The changes will see services increasingly publicly funded and publicly managed, delivering a service for the public good, through a partnership between the State and providers. The reforms are on foot of an Expert Group report, which was approved [...]