Childcare News
Learner Fund Bursary
The Department of Children & Youth Affairs (DCYA) will re-open the Learner Fund Bursary (announced early 2017) to Early Years practitioners who have completed a major award in Early Childhood Care and Education at Level 7, Level 8, or Level 9 qualification on the...
Roots to Grow and Wings to Fly
Please find attached, key information on our upcoming seminar which is on the 10th of March and is being held in collaboration with IT Sligo together with Booking Form. The key message of the seminar is to promote resilience and well-being in young children and...
Better Start AIM Hanen Teacher Talk training programmes
A new programme of specialised training for Early Years Practitioners will be rolled out as part of the AIM programme. The first round of training is Hanen Teacher Talk, which is a certified 3 day course which will be delivered by Better Start Early Years Specialists....
National Siolta Aistear Initiative Workshops
Attached below is the upcoming Siolta Aistear training with Sligo County Childcare Committee. If you wish to book a place, please request a booking form by emailing sligochildcare@gmail.com .
Early Years Child Protection Programme
Attached is the Questions & Answers on the Children First Act 2015 Please click on the following link for the PDF version Q & A Children First Act 2015
Early Years Newsletter
The Early Years Newsletter aims to add to and improve their communication systems with early year’s services. It provides the inspectorate with an additional opportunity to inform and alert services to areas of interest on current and new developments regarding the...
Early Years and School age Capital Grants Funding 2018
The Dept. of Children and Youth affairs and Pobal are delighted to announce the opening of this year’s Childcare Capital grants. Applications will open on Monday the 12th of February, and will stay open until Friday the 9th of March at 3pm. Please ensure to read...
Minister Zappone announces change in recruitment policy for future Tusla Early Years Inspectors
The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Katherine Zappone has today (Friday 2nd February, 2018) announced that the Department of Children and Youth Affairs, Tusla – the Child and Family Agency and the INMO (representing Public Health Nurses) have reached an...
Message from Minister Zappone to all Childcare Providers
"Dear Colleagues Today I will update the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs on the progress taking place on the transformation of the early years sector in Ireland. I am writing to you as a childcare provider to update you first hand on the...
Regional Briefing Session on the Children First Act, 2015
The Early Years Child Protection Programme are holding the following Regional Briefing Sessions on the Children First Act, 2015 for Early Years Services. The following sessions are now open for booking. Region Date Time Venue To Book West – Sligo Monday, February 5th,...