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๐ŸŽ’ Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance 2026 Did you know? The Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance is now open, and for the first time, eligible children aged 2 and 3 are now included. This year the payment is: ๐Ÿ‘Ÿ โ‚ฌ160 for eligible children aged 2 to 11 ๐Ÿ“š โ‚ฌ285 for eligible children aged 12 to 22 The scheme opened on 3 June 2026 and applications close on 30 September 2026. Many families will receive the payment automatically, but if you do not receive a notification and think you may qualify, you can apply through MyWelfare. Find out more on gov.ie: https://www.gov.ie/.../back-to-school-clothing-and.../ Apply through MyWelfare: https://services.mywelfare.ie/.../back-to-school.../ Please share this with other parents who might not realise that younger children can now be included too.
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๐ŸŽ’ Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance 2026 Did you know? The Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance is now open, and for the first time, eligible children aged 2 and 3 are now included. This year the payment is: ๐Ÿ‘Ÿ โ‚ฌ160 for eligible children aged 2 to 11 ๐Ÿ“š โ‚ฌ285 for eligible children aged 12 to 22 The scheme opened on 3 June 2026 and applications close on 30 September 2026. Many families will receive the payment automatically, but if you do not receive a notification and think you may qualify, you can apply through MyWelfare. Find out more on gov.ie: https://www.gov.ie/.../back-to-school-clothing-and.../ Apply through MyWelfare: https://services.mywelfare.ie/.../back-to-school.../ Please share this with other parents who might not realise that younger children can now be included too.
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๐Ÿ“˜ ๐—•๐—œ๐—š ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฃ. ๐—ฆ๐—ข๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—— ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ง. ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑโ€™๐˜€ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ The move from preschool to primary school is one of the most significant milestones in a childโ€™s early years, for children and parents alike. Children donโ€™t arrive at primary school as blank slates. They bring with them the learning, confidence, relationships and skills theyโ€™ve already developed through their Early Years experience. This transition is about building on those strong foundations, not starting from scratch. To support parents and childcare providers during this important time, the ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—น (#๐—ก๐—ฃ๐—–) is offering ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ during the week of ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฑ ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ. ๐Ÿ‘ถ ๐—œ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€, ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚โ€™๐—น๐—น ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ: โ€ข How to emotionally prepare children for the transition โ€ข Building resilience and confidence โ€ข Strengthening the relationship between parents, providers and children โ€ข Supporting children to feel secure and ready for their next step ๐Ÿ—“ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜€ Week beginning ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฑ ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ Each session lasts approximately ๐Ÿณ๐Ÿฌ ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€, including live Q&A. ๐Ÿ•ฐ ๐—”๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜€: โ€ข ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ๐—ฎ๐—บ, ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฑ ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ โ€ข ๐Ÿณ:๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ๐—ฝ๐—บ, ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฑ ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ โ€ข ๐Ÿณ:๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ๐—ฝ๐—บ, ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿณ ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ โ€ข ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ๐—ฎ๐—บ, ๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿต ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ โ„น๏ธ ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ: โ€ข All sessions cover the same information, choose the time that suits you best โ€ข Sessions are not recorded, to support open and respectful discussion โ€ข We ask all participants to engage respectfully during the session โ€ข Places are limited and allocated on a first-come, first-served basis ๐Ÿ‘‰ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ: https://forms.office.com/e/kitgwpAiZu
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๐Ÿ“˜ ๐—•๐—œ๐—š ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฃ. ๐—ฆ๐—ข๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—— ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ง. ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑโ€™๐˜€ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ The move from preschool to primary school is one of the most significant milestones in a childโ€™s early years, for children and parents alike. Children donโ€™t arrive at primary school as blank slates. They bring with them the learning, confidence, relationships and skills theyโ€™ve already developed through their Early Years experience. This transition is about building on those strong foundations, not starting from scratch. To support parents and childcare providers during this important time, the ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—น (#๐—ก๐—ฃ๐—–) is offering ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ during the week of ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฑ ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ. ๐Ÿ‘ถ ๐—œ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€, ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚โ€™๐—น๐—น ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ: โ€ข How to emotionally prepare children for the transition โ€ข Building resilience and confidence โ€ข Strengthening the relationship between parents, providers and children โ€ข Supporting children to feel secure and ready for their next step ๐Ÿ—“ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜€ Week beginning ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฑ ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ Each session lasts approximately ๐Ÿณ๐Ÿฌ ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€, including live Q&A. ๐Ÿ•ฐ ๐—”๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜€: โ€ข ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ๐—ฎ๐—บ, ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฑ ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ โ€ข ๐Ÿณ:๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ๐—ฝ๐—บ, ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฑ ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ โ€ข ๐Ÿณ:๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ๐—ฝ๐—บ, ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿณ ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ โ€ข ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ๐—ฎ๐—บ, ๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿต ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ โ„น๏ธ ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ: โ€ข All sessions cover the same information, choose the time that suits you best โ€ข Sessions are not recorded, to support open and respectful discussion โ€ข We ask all participants to engage respectfully during the session โ€ข Places are limited and allocated on a first-come, first-served basis ๐Ÿ‘‰ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ: https://forms.office.com/e/kitgwpAiZu
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Minister for Children, Disability and Equality, Norma Foley - TD today welcomed the publication of a new review which highlights the benefits of Government funding for parent and toddler groups. The Parent and Toddler Group grants support weekly meet-ups for hundreds of parents, guardians, grandparents, childminders, and young children across the country. In 2024, almost 400 parent and toddler groups received grants worth โ‚ฌ912 on average to support their work. The full press release can be found here: https://www.gov.ie/.../minister-foley-welcomes-new.../
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Minister for Children, Disability and Equality, Norma Foley - TD today welcomed the publication of a new review which highlights the benefits of Government funding for parent and toddler groups. The Parent and Toddler Group grants support weekly meet-ups for hundreds of parents, guardians, grandparents, childminders, and young children across the country. In 2024, almost 400 parent and toddler groups received grants worth โ‚ฌ912 on average to support their work. The full press release can be found here: https://www.gov.ie/.../minister-foley-welcomes-new.../
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Summer Stars, the free national reading programme for children developed by Libraries Ireland as part of the Right to Read initiative, runs throughout the summer months from June until the end of August. ๐Ÿ“šโ˜€๏ธ Summer Stars encourages children to continue enjoying reading and storytelling during the summer through books, activities, events and creative challenges taking place in public libraries across Ireland. Participating in shared reading experiences can help to support childrenโ€™s language, literacy, imagination and communication skills while also fostering a lifelong love of books and learning. Learn more here: https://www.librariesireland.ie/.../right-to.../summer-stars
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Summer Stars, the free national reading programme for children developed by Libraries Ireland as part of the Right to Read initiative, runs throughout the summer months from June until the end of August. ๐Ÿ“šโ˜€๏ธ Summer Stars encourages children to continue enjoying reading and storytelling during the summer through books, activities, events and creative challenges taking place in public libraries across Ireland. Participating in shared reading experiences can help to support childrenโ€™s language, literacy, imagination and communication skills while also fostering a lifelong love of books and learning. Learn more here: https://www.librariesireland.ie/.../right-to.../summer-stars
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Bachelor of Education in Early Years - Commencing in Sept 2026 Suitable for anyone working in Early Years Education and Care and who hold an Existing Level 7 Qualification Please contact noreen.courtney@irdduhallow.com or call 029-60633
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Bachelor of Education in Early Years - Commencing in Sept 2026 Suitable for anyone working in Early Years Education and Care and who hold an Existing Level 7 Qualification Please contact noreen.courtney@irdduhallow.com or call 029-60633
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Children's Creative Spaces - Where I Learn and Play Thank you to the preschool children in Little Chicks, Moyvane who took part in the National Conversation on Education and shared their wonderful artwork. Well done to everyone who participated and to Katie and the team for listening to, and sharing, their voices.
Children's Creative Spaces - Where I Learn and Play Thank you to the preschool children in Little Chicks, Moyvane who took part in the National Conversation on Education and shared their wonderful artwork. Well done to everyone who participated and to Katie and the team for listening to, and sharing, their voices.
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Children's Creative Spaces - Where I Learn and Play Thank you to the preschool children in Little Chicks, Moyvane who took part in the National Conversation on Education and shared their wonderful artwork. Well done to everyone who participated and to Katie and the team for listening to, and sharing, their voices.
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Infant Mental Health Awareness Week 8th - 14th June 2025 Information event for staff
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Infant Mental Health Awareness Week 8th - 14th June 2025 Information event for staff
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