SDCCC Announcements

IMPORTANT INFORMATION
New Childcare Employment and Training Support Scheme

Closing Date For Receipt of Application Friday 18th June 2010.

The Office of the Minster for Children & Youth Affairs announced the introduction of a payments for qualifying FÁS and VEC trainees into one capitation system providing free childcare places. The scheme will be open to commercial and community day-care services which are participating in the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) and/or the Community Childcare Subvention (CCS), as well as after-school services for primary school children which are in the CCS.
All services participating in the CCSS and ECCE Schemes have received a letter and application form from the OMCYA giving details of the scheme and inviting them to apply to participate if they wish. 

Is my service eligible to join the Scheme?
In order to be eligible services must be participating in ECCE and or the CCS in September 2010.

What does the Scheme mean to your Service?
Participating services must agree to use grant funding received under the scheme to reserve and provide free childcare places to children of qualifying parents in return for the capitation grant paid by the OMCYA.  These places will be made available to children of qualifying parents who are attending a FÁS training course or an educational programme administered by a Vocational Educational Committee (VEC)

Capitation Rate
Participating services will be paid a weekly capitation fee for each place reserved
€170 for a full-day service (at least 10 hours)
€95 for a half-day service (at least 5 and a half hours)
€50 for an after school service (at least 3 hours)
Full terms and conditions of the Scheme are available on www.omc.gov.ie
Please complete the Application Form (received from the OMCYA) and return it to South Dublin County Childcare Committee by Friday 18th June 2010

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The Hanen Centre - You Make The Difference® 3-Day Licensing Workshop

Dates:

Thursday 22nd July 8:45am - 4:45pm,

Friday 23rd July 9.00am - 4.45pm

Saturday 24th July 9am - 4.30pm

Location: Stewarts Hospital,

This 3-Day Licensing Workshop is for Family Support Professionals who provide general parent education/prevention programming to families.

The programme is a preventative approach to language and communication development for children 0-5 years who are typically developing or at risk due to social or environmental challenges.

To join this programme

• Participants must have a minimum of two years experience working with parents and children, post secondary training in Early Childhood Education, Public/Community Nursing, Social Work, or a related field.

After the workshop:

• Lead the program under license
• Increased awareness of how to support typically developing children age 0-5 years
• Principles adult learning/group work
• How to facilitate and evaluate workshops
• Principles of Supportive Coaching
• Strength based approach to support parents learning and skill development
• Increased awareness of social and language development concerns

Training Cost: €430

For more information and to download an enrolment form please click here and send to Edel in South Dublin County Childcare Committee, C6, 9th Lock Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22, or email edel@southdublinchildcare.ie

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ECCE 2010 Application forms

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New Childcare Vacancies Page

If you are looking for a job in childcare please see our Childcare Vacancies page. If you are a provider looking to post a vacancy please email details to Edel

ECCE/CCS 2010 Timeline click here

Are you a Childminder or interested in becoming a childminder? Then check out our Childminders page for information on FREE training and grant available or download a flyer here!!

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DCU Ryan Academy – Events

Entrepreneur Skillnet Launch:

DCU Ryan Academy will officially launch its new Entrepreneur Skillnet on Tuesday 15th June at

4.30pm in Citywest @ which we cordially invite you to attend.  If you are considering joining the

Skillnet but would like further information, then why not come along on the 15th – meet the Team, meet the Trainers – see the Academy & enjoy our Networking Reception (finger food & refreshments). 

Please click on ‘Launch Invite’ which gives you details on the event & a list of our Guest SpeakersPanelists.  If you would like to attend please email:Niamh Collins

There are a series of 1 & 2 Day Workshops / Courses taking place June 2010, click here to view dates and content. You don’t have to be a Member of the Skillnet to attend but there are benefits if you are. 

If you would like to attend any of the above workshops or courses, please advise by return email or call Niamh on 700 6786 or download the Booking Form on the website. The cost to attend is 200 euro for non-Skillnet Members and 100 euro for Skillnet Members, per day.

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Buntús Start Programme  – offer to Preschools

Buntús Start is an Irish Sports Council activity programme for preschools (children aged 2-5 years).
Currently over 40 preschools in South Dublin County are on the programme which provides equipment and training to the value of over €500 for the centre leaders.
South Dublin County Sports Partnership is looking to bring another 30 centres onto the programme this year and is inviting applications for such.
The cost for the equipment and training is €150 per centre. If you would like to avail of this please contact the Audrey Grainger in the Sports Partnership office Tel. 01 4149000 ext 2678 or email for an expression of interest form.

Benefits:
It has been designed for use in pre-school settings so that pre-school and playgroup leaders can provide a wide range of learning opportunities for young children to develop their fundamental motor skills, manipulative skills, co-ordination and balancing skills and develop a positive attitude to physical activity.
Buntús Start helps adults working with children to establish positive attitudes to activity and a healthy lifestyle through enjoyable activity with children. It offers a wealth of physical learning opportunities to enable children realise their potential and to become active and independent learners through play.

HR Workshop & Support Programme 2010

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