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Read the latest news and updates from Sligo County Childcare Committee below.
TUSLA Briefings: New Childcare Regulations
Dr James Reilly, published the new Child Care Regulations (the Child Care Act 1991 (Early Years Services) Regulations 2016) at the start of May, which will come into effect on a phased basis from 30th June 2016. To support early childhood services, to have a better...
A Guide to Early Years Education focused Inspection (EYEI) in Early Years Settings Participating in the Early Childhood Care and Education Programme (2016)
The published Guide sets out the practices and procedures involved in the EYEI process which are effective from 11 April 2016. Early-years education-focused inspection (EYEI) evaluates the nature, range and appropriateness of the early educational experiences for...
ECCE Eligibility Wall Poster
The ECCE eligibility poster is available for download in English and Irish in the links below English version ECCE Eligibility Poster Irish version ECCE Eligibility Poster ...
National Disability Model Higher Education Programme; press release from DCYA
The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs and the Minister for Education and Skills have awarded a contract for a major new higher education programme aimed at providing education and training in best practice for the inclusion of children with a disability in...
DCYA Press Release: €5.4 million awarded for National Higher Education Programme for Inclusion Coordinators in Early Years Settings
A consortium including Mary Immaculate College (MIC), Early Childhood Ireland and Maynooth University - Froebel Department of Primary and Early Childhood Education, has been awarded €5.4 million from the Higher Education Authority for the delivery of the National...
Applied Early Childhood Education – Level 7
Please find below details of a part time level 7 programme in applied Early Education and Care. If you have any questions regarding the programme or would like to express an interest in the programme, please see contact details on the flyer. If enough people are...
Announcement – Early Years Capital 2016. Deadline has been extended to Friday the 8th.
Dr James Reilly, Minister for Children and Youth Affairs has announced the launch of capital funding totalling €4 million for Early Years services in 2016 (EYC2016). This capital funding is specifically for pre-school providers – both community/not-for-profit and...
Department of Children and Youth Affairs launch the expansion of the Community Childcare Subvention (CCS) Programme to Private Providers
The Department of Children and Youth Affairs now invites Private Childcare Providers, actively in contract with the DCYA under at least one of the other childcare funding programmes (ECCE and/or TEC), to submit expressions of interest to enter into contract to...
Seminar Early Years Education-focused Inspection (EYEI) Model
The Inspectorate of the Department of Education and Skills is hosting a series of consultation seminars to discuss the progress to date on the development of a new Early Years Education-focused Inspection (EYEI) Model. Seminars will take place in the following...