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Read the latest news and updates from Sligo County Childcare Committee below.
Garda Vetting – Update from Tulsa
Garda vetting: Inspections are showing a continued trend of services with staff not garda vetted. Tusla are going to start escalating this non-compliances as per Q91 below, in addition if they come across a service with no staff garda vetted which they have, they will...
CCS Plus FAQs
A new CCS Plus FAQ Document has been uploaded to the Pip portal. Please click Here for further details on this CCS Plus document.
€3m Euro to support School Age Childcare
Guidelines for use of Schools also confirmed at launch of Action Plan Joint Statement by Minister Zappone and Minister Bruton On foot of commitments made in the Programme for a Partnership Government, and following a period of intensive collaboration and consultation,...
Benbulben Creche, Sligo – Full time and Part time vacancy
Please see link below. Full time and part time jobs
Access and Inclusion Model (AIM)
The Better Start Access and Inclusion Model (AIM) is a model of supports designed to ensure that children with disabilities can access the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) programme. Its goal is to empower service providers to deliver an inclusive pre-school...
The RSA’s Check it Fits Service is coming to Sligo
This February the RSA’s Check it Fits service will be visiting County Sligo. Did you know it’s the law that all children under 150cms or 36kgs must use a child car seat appropriate to their weight and height. In Ireland as many as 4 out of 5 child car seats are...
Introducing the Aistear Siolta Practice Guide
SCCC will run an Introduction to the Aistear Siolta Practice Guide on Tuesday 7th February in the offices of SCCC from 6.30 – 9pm. This workshop has been developed as part of the National Siolta Aistear Initiative and will describe the content of the Aistear Siolta...
Learner Fund Bursary
The Learner Fund was introduced in 2013, and since then has provided financial assistance to thousands of Early Years practitioners in upskilling to a Level 5/6 in Early Childhood Care and Education. This has assisted in further professionalising the EY sector. The...
Sligo County Childcare Committee Christmas Closing Times