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Limerick Childcare Committee supports Limerick Lifelong Learning Festival

This festival runs across Limerick City and County from Saturday 1st April to Friday 7th April.  To support the event, Limerick Childcare Committee is presenting ‘Early Childhood’ - pondering how young children think about the world, and what parents can do to support their child’s understanding, both at home and in the early years setting. This informal event is open to parents/grandparents/guardians.  See Life [...]

March 24th, 2017|Categories: News|

Capital funding announced for Early Years services

Application details are now available for Early Years Capital Funding 2017 (EYC2017). Applications may be made online via the PIP system commencing on Friday 24th March up to the closing date of 3 p.m. on Friday 21st April 2017. The 2017 Early Years Capital Funding programme is to be made available to childcare centres, crèches and other early year services under three [...]

March 22nd, 2017|Categories: News|

State of the Nation’s Children Report: Ireland 2016

The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Dr Katherine Zappone TD, has published the State of the Nation's Children Report 2016.  This is the sixth such report since 2006, and was compiled by the Department of Children and Youth Affairs with data contributions from a broad range of government departments, agencies and research organisations. State of the Nation's Children Report: [...]

March 15th, 2017|Categories: News|

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