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 [...]
Each day from the 6th to the 10th December, we are giving away a fantastic prize to one lucky childcare service/childminder in Limerick. Check your emails each day for details on how to enter. Good luck!
The DCEDIY issued this memo to the sector regarding the wearing of face masks by children in their settings.
If you are a Childminder or are considering setting up a childminding business in your home, then this new publication, Childminding - all you need to know is for you. Hard copies can be obtained by contacting laura@limerickchildcare.ie
In 2019 QQI published Professional Award-type Descriptors for Early Learning and Care (ELC) awards which, for the first time, has set out the standards required for ELC awards at levels 5, 6, 7 and 8. As a result of this development the current QQI Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) awards at Levels 5 and [...]
Minister O'Gorman today launched the National Quality Guidelines for School Age Childcare Services. Read the guidelines here.
The DCYA has announced this year's Learner Fund Graduate Bursary. Full details here.
The National Early Years Children First Committee have developed an information leaflet for parents. The purpose of the leaflet is to outline what parents can expect in relation to Child Safeguarding from Early Learning and Care services. You can download the leaflet here.
Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Katherine Zappone today announced a major funding package to facilitate the reopening of childcare facilities from 29 June. Details can be downloaded: Press Release - Funding Model 10 June 2020 Reopening Funding Package for Childcare Services FAQ v1