Limerick Childcare Committee is responsible for the local delivery of National Childcare Programmes.
Limerick, Ireland
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Is your child starting preschool this September? Curious about AIM (Access & Inclusion Model) and how it can support your child? Join us for a FREE online info session just for parents on Wed 18 June at 10:30–11:30am or 8 – 9pm
Book here: bit.ly/45Adk6E
#ECCE #AIM
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Min. @NormaFoleyTD1 is delighted to announce that additional funding of €100,000 has been secured, on top of last year’s allocation of €250,000, to reflect the growth of Parent and Toddler groups in recent years.
Full PR: brnw.ch/21wQYeq
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Schedule 2 of the Children First Act has been amended to include all childcare staff members employed in an early years’ service and a person carrying on an early years’ service as mandated persons. This includes ELC & SAC educators and Childminders. childsafeguardingelc.ie/info…
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Laura Dagger discusses the legal responsibilities of #EarlyYears and #SchoolAgeCare settings and registered Childminders in relation to Child Safeguarding. Follow the link for full podcast:
earlychildhoodirelandpodcast…
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Children are naturally curious about the world around them By allowing kids to explore we encourage them to be lifelonglearners Exploring the world comes naturally &when children trust themselves they develop confidence &positive self image @LimChildcare @elemcsherry @PashPainter
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E-Learning Session: Including Children Aged 0-5 in Decision Making
Date: Tuesday 10th December
Time: 11am-12:30pm
Join us for a free, interactive e-learning session via webinar, hosted by Hub na nÓg, focusing on the inclusion of babies, toddlers and young children aged 0-5 years in decision-making processes.
This webinar will present a comprehensive review of the Literature and Practice that has informed Hub na nÓg’s latest resource, designed to support adults in meaningfully engaging young children in decisions that affect their lives.
Key insights will be shared by:
- Deirdre Horgan –Professor of Education (Early Years and Childhood Studies)
- Anne O’Donnell– Specialist and Consultant in Children’s participation in decision-making.
This session will explore how the literature and good practice principles of participation underpin the Toolkit for involving children under five in decision-making in ways that are both age-appropriate and child rights respecting.
Please register via Eventbrite: eventbrite.ie/e/e-learning-s…
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A great turnout for the Buntus Start childcare providers training this morning!
A great crew taking on the training to promote Fundamentals and Physical activity 👌👏 @LimChildcare @CommHealthMW @sportireland @HealthyLimerick @LimerickCouncil @Limerick_ie
We'll be discussing this with Early Years and School Age Educators at our Everyday Spaces training tomorrow.
Did you know that Ireland adopted the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child back in 1992? Since then, Ireland has made significant strides to further progress children’s rights.
Want to know more? Go to gov.ie/UNCRC.
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Please see activelink.ie/vacancies/chil… for more information on this exciting position. We are recruiting for this position in partnership with Our Lady of Lourdes Community Services Group Ltd #jobfairy #earlyyears
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Thank you to @LimChildcare for organising #Chatterbox Conference today in Limerick. I am hoping to see the role out of Early TalkBoost across all of Ireland in pre-school settings. So wonderful to see SLT’s and early educators working together #EarlyTalkBoost
Tom Costelloe @ABCStartRight telling us all about The Learning to Talk Series @HSELive @paulpartnership xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1ynJOyygb…
Emma O Leary introducing strategies to support speech and language
#chatterbox
@ABCStartRight @elisaodonovan @MaryMoloneyie @MICEducationFac xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1mrGmyypM…
Early Talk Boost the value of slowing down, talking less, taking turns
#chatterbox
@ABCStartRight @MaryMoloneyie @elisaodonovan @lmksocservices
Early Talk Boost Mary I Evaluation bring presented @chatterbox reinforcing the positive programme benefits @ABCStartRight @MaryMoloneyie @MICEducationFac @SpeechAndLangUK
