Guide to ECCE Programme Eligibility
Our friends in Donegal County Childcare Committee have produced a very useful How many weeks entitlement to free ECCE does my child have which will help you to ascertain when your child is eligible for the ECCE programme.
Introducing the Irish language in your English speaking setting.
Would you like to introduce the Irish language to preschool children in your English speaking setting? The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) has produced a tip sheet which will assist you with this. It links to the Aistear themes of Well-being, Identity and Belonging, Communicating, Exploring and Thinking, and to the Síolta Standards Rights of the Child, and [...]
Learner Fund 3 reopened February 2016
Please note that Learner Fund 3 has been reopened and will remain open until 6 p.m. on Thursday 10th March 2016. Learner Fund 3 offers a subsidy towards the cost of training to support existing Early Years practitioners, who wish to continue working directly with children, to attain the minimum qualification required under the revised Pre-School Regulations due to be published in [...]
Budget 2016 Childcare Package
As part of Budget 2016, Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Dr James Reilly announced an €85m Childcare Package . This will include an number of key elements outlined below. At the moment, Limerick Childcare Committee do not have any information on the specifics of these announcements. We have been informed by the Department of Children and Youth Affairs (DCYA) that [...]
Aistear in Practice
On the 15th October, Limerick Childcare Committee (LCC) hosted an awards night to mark the conclusion on the Aistear in Practice Programme which ran from April to July 2015. In total 25 Early Years Services in Limerick City and County participated in the programme, which comprised 5 workshops delivered by Marie Doherty with mentor visits by LCC Development Officers, Marie [...]
Creating Defined Interest Areas – Kilfinny School Childcare
Kilfinny School Childcare, operate a Pre-School and an After-School Service from a room in Kilfinny N.S. The service have developed the environment to create a number of interest areas as well as providing age and stage appropriate activities for the wide age range the room caters for. The children dine in a family style setting. setting the table with place [...]