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Up To Date Information on Covid 19

Early Years Providers & Childminders For all up to date information on Covid 19 and Procedures and Tips you may find useful please follow this link to the First 5 website where information is updated on a regular basis. You can also access the Preschool at Home Hub here, this […]

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NEW – Local Jobs Board for Kerry

Local Jobs Board for Kerry We have added Jobs Board on our website so if you are interested in adding a vacancy to the board or you would like to apply for a current vacancy please click here for more detail.

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New Resources for Childminders

New Resources for Childminders A new Childminding Information Pack has been developed by the Childminding Development Officer team, it contains the most up to date information relevant to the childminding sector. The CMDO team have also published a poster ‘Infection Control Poster’ for Childminders. The Poster is available on the […]

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Free CPD E-Learning Courses

If anyone is intrested we have found some courses which are being run online for free. We are not encouraging anyone to do anything they do not wish to or recommending one above another. We are sharing some ideas of courses you may ne interested in, so if you have […]

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Workforce Development Plan

The consultation events aim to explore solutions to improve the quality of services Book here     Specific issues for discussion at the local events will include: attracting and retaining a diverse workforce ensuring availability and accessibility of provision making services more affordable and sustainable moving towards a graduate–led workforce in […]

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National Action Plan for Childminding

The National Action Plan for Childminding was released in April 2021 and is a pathway to be developed over the next 8 years that sets out steps towards regulation, support and subsidies, for all paid, non-relative childminders. The Action Plan will involve change and significant benefits for childminders, children and […]

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What Works Website

Please see press release below re the new What Works website (whatworks.gov.ie) which was recently launched by Minister Katherine Zappone. The website provides a Data Hub which is a very useful tool for local & national data across the 5 Better Outcomes Brighter Futures national outcome indicators (https://outcomes4children.tusla.ie/) Welcome