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DCEDIY Establish a Capacity Building Grant and Hub na nÓg Training

The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY) has established a fund to support implementation of the National Participation Framework for Children and Young People’s Participation in Decision Making [the Framework] (2021) within everyday spaces and settings where practitioners work directly with children and young people. The Framework

The Annual Years Service Sector Profile 2019/20

The Annual Early Years Sector Profile 2019/2020 is available to read in full here. This annual report – the eighteenth in the series – provides a detailed overview of the Early Learning and Care (ELC) and School-Age Childcare (SAC) sector in Ireland, including the  numbers of children in receipt of

Outdoor Play: Getting it right ….in all weathers

With the much anticipated Outdoor Classroom Day scheduled for May 20th 2021, Early Learning and Care and School Aged educators across the country were disappointed to wake up to a rainy and windy morning with a poor outlook for the whole day. The gloomy, grey and wet day highlighted the

Little Library Bag – First 5 Initiative

It’s Childhood Services Week and in the spirit of the week we’d like to let you know about a new initiative currently running in South Dublin Libraries called the First 5 Little Library Bag. Each of our libraries is getting in touch with local Early Learning and Care Centres and

Notice for the Closure of the TEC Saver Programme

The TEC Saver Programme will merge with the CCSP Saver Programme at the end of the 2020/2021 programme year. The remaining eligible TEC participants will be registered as CCSP (TEC Final Year) Savers under the 2021/2022 CCSP Saver Programme (16th August 2021 – 12th August 2022).  The eligibility criteria for

Let’s Get Ready Campaign Launched

Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth have launched Let’s Get Ready – a gov.ie resource to support young children and their parents/guardians plan for the transition to pre-school or primary school. The website is now live at gov.ie/letsgetready and will be updated regularly over the coming months, with new material added as it

Calling all Childminders in South Dublin County Area

Childminders in the South Dublin area, SDCCC are looking to reach out and invite you to join our database. We currently offer a wide range of supports and information to Childminders at a local level and are welcoming you to be part of this network. If this is something you

DCEDIY Establish a Capacity Building Grant and Hub na nÓg Training

The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY) has established a fund to support implementation of the National Participation Framework for Children and Young People’s Participation in Decision Making [the Framework] (2021) within everyday spaces and settings where practitioners work directly with children and young people. The Framework

The Annual Years Service Sector Profile 2019/20

The Annual Early Years Sector Profile 2019/2020 is available to read in full here. This annual report – the eighteenth in the series – provides a detailed overview of the Early Learning and Care (ELC) and School-Age Childcare (SAC) sector in Ireland, including the  numbers of children in receipt of

Outdoor Play: Getting it right ….in all weathers

With the much anticipated Outdoor Classroom Day scheduled for May 20th 2021, Early Learning and Care and School Aged educators across the country were disappointed to wake up to a rainy and windy morning with a poor outlook for the whole day. The gloomy, grey and wet day highlighted the

Little Library Bag – First 5 Initiative

It’s Childhood Services Week and in the spirit of the week we’d like to let you know about a new initiative currently running in South Dublin Libraries called the First 5 Little Library Bag. Each of our libraries is getting in touch with local Early Learning and Care Centres and

Notice for the Closure of the TEC Saver Programme

The TEC Saver Programme will merge with the CCSP Saver Programme at the end of the 2020/2021 programme year. The remaining eligible TEC participants will be registered as CCSP (TEC Final Year) Savers under the 2021/2022 CCSP Saver Programme (16th August 2021 – 12th August 2022).  The eligibility criteria for

Let’s Get Ready Campaign Launched

Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth have launched Let’s Get Ready – a gov.ie resource to support young children and their parents/guardians plan for the transition to pre-school or primary school. The website is now live at gov.ie/letsgetready and will be updated regularly over the coming months, with new material added as it

Calling all Childminders in South Dublin County Area

Childminders in the South Dublin area, SDCCC are looking to reach out and invite you to join our database. We currently offer a wide range of supports and information to Childminders at a local level and are welcoming you to be part of this network. If this is something you

DCEDIY Establish a Capacity Building Grant and Hub na nÓg Training

The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY) has established a fund to support implementation of the National Participation Framework for Children and Young People’s Participation in Decision Making [the Framework] (2021) within everyday spaces and settings where practitioners work directly with children and young people. The Framework

The Annual Years Service Sector Profile 2019/20

The Annual Early Years Sector Profile 2019/2020 is available to read in full here. This annual report – the eighteenth in the series – provides a detailed overview of the Early Learning and Care (ELC) and School-Age Childcare (SAC) sector in Ireland, including the  numbers of children in receipt of

Outdoor Play: Getting it right ….in all weathers

With the much anticipated Outdoor Classroom Day scheduled for May 20th 2021, Early Learning and Care and School Aged educators across the country were disappointed to wake up to a rainy and windy morning with a poor outlook for the whole day. The gloomy, grey and wet day highlighted the

Little Library Bag – First 5 Initiative

It’s Childhood Services Week and in the spirit of the week we’d like to let you know about a new initiative currently running in South Dublin Libraries called the First 5 Little Library Bag. Each of our libraries is getting in touch with local Early Learning and Care Centres and

Notice for the Closure of the TEC Saver Programme

The TEC Saver Programme will merge with the CCSP Saver Programme at the end of the 2020/2021 programme year. The remaining eligible TEC participants will be registered as CCSP (TEC Final Year) Savers under the 2021/2022 CCSP Saver Programme (16th August 2021 – 12th August 2022).  The eligibility criteria for

Let’s Get Ready Campaign Launched

Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth have launched Let’s Get Ready – a gov.ie resource to support young children and their parents/guardians plan for the transition to pre-school or primary school. The website is now live at gov.ie/letsgetready and will be updated regularly over the coming months, with new material added as it

Calling all Childminders in South Dublin County Area

Childminders in the South Dublin area, SDCCC are looking to reach out and invite you to join our database. We currently offer a wide range of supports and information to Childminders at a local level and are welcoming you to be part of this network. If this is something you

DCEDIY Establish a Capacity Building Grant and Hub na nÓg Training

The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY) has established a fund to support implementation of the National Participation Framework for Children and Young People’s Participation in Decision Making [the Framework] (2021) within everyday spaces and settings where practitioners work directly with children and young people. The Framework

The Annual Years Service Sector Profile 2019/20

The Annual Early Years Sector Profile 2019/2020 is available to read in full here. This annual report – the eighteenth in the series – provides a detailed overview of the Early Learning and Care (ELC) and School-Age Childcare (SAC) sector in Ireland, including the  numbers of children in receipt of

Outdoor Play: Getting it right ….in all weathers

With the much anticipated Outdoor Classroom Day scheduled for May 20th 2021, Early Learning and Care and School Aged educators across the country were disappointed to wake up to a rainy and windy morning with a poor outlook for the whole day. The gloomy, grey and wet day highlighted the

Little Library Bag – First 5 Initiative

It’s Childhood Services Week and in the spirit of the week we’d like to let you know about a new initiative currently running in South Dublin Libraries called the First 5 Little Library Bag. Each of our libraries is getting in touch with local Early Learning and Care Centres and

Notice for the Closure of the TEC Saver Programme

The TEC Saver Programme will merge with the CCSP Saver Programme at the end of the 2020/2021 programme year. The remaining eligible TEC participants will be registered as CCSP (TEC Final Year) Savers under the 2021/2022 CCSP Saver Programme (16th August 2021 – 12th August 2022).  The eligibility criteria for

Let’s Get Ready Campaign Launched

Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth have launched Let’s Get Ready – a gov.ie resource to support young children and their parents/guardians plan for the transition to pre-school or primary school. The website is now live at gov.ie/letsgetready and will be updated regularly over the coming months, with new material added as it

Calling all Childminders in South Dublin County Area

Childminders in the South Dublin area, SDCCC are looking to reach out and invite you to join our database. We currently offer a wide range of supports and information to Childminders at a local level and are welcoming you to be part of this network. If this is something you

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