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Read the latest news and updates from Sligo County Childcare Committee below.
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...
Learner Fund 3 Re-Opening
The Learner Fund, which is currently subsidising thousands of learners who applied in 2014 is now open for online applications. Learner Fund 3, (re-opened 11/02/16) offers a subsidy towards the cost of training to support existing early years practitioners, who wish...
Minister Reilly announces capital funding totaling €4 million for Early Years services in 2016 10th February, 2016
Dr James Reilly, Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, has today announced the launch of capital funding totalling €4 million for Early Years services in 2016 (EYC2016). Minister Reilly stated: “In Budget 2016 we significantly expanded funding to make more...
Better Start Quality Development Service Criteria December 2015
Better Start Quality Development Service has been offering an on-site mentoring service to Early Years providers since February 2015. If you feel your service would benefit from the support of a Better Start Early Years Specialist you will be interested to know that...