Tiny Tots Playschool & Montessori in Cabinteely

Tiny Tots Playschool & Montessori in Cabinteely have chosen MyChildcare.ie to advertise their business. Welcome to Avril and everyone there!

Recognition for best nurseries

THE Minister for Children, Barry Andrews, last night presented 16 childcare facilities from around the country with All Ireland Centre of Excellence awards. In the same week that health chiefs warned that one-third of childcare facilities were not inspected last year, as inspection personnel were diverted into dealing with swine flu, these 16 childcare providers were found to excel in the early-years care they offer.

http://www.mychildcare.ie/news24022010_2.asp

Tighter childcare standards proposed

Under current regulations all residential centres are expected to vet staff working with children, although in 2008 one-third of centres did not comply with this requirement. The new programme would ensure no childcare provider could get a licence unless the person in charge was of “good character”.

http://www.mychildcare.ie/news24022010_1.asp

Losing out on free pre-schooling plan

As Jamie Smyth reported (Home News, Irish Times, February 4th), it is welcome that the new Early Childhood Care and Education scheme will benefit 51,000 children this year. However, if, like my daughter, you were one of 18,000 children born in quarter three of 2007 you will not be be able to avail of the Government ’s “generous” new scheme in September 2010, despite being eligible to start primary school a year later.

http://www.mychildcare.ie/news24022010.asp

Concern at lack of childcare inspections - MYchildcare.ie

Health chiefs were last night warned that children must not be pushed down the priority list after the threat of swine flu was blamed for one-third of creches and childcare facilities remaining uninspected last year

Read the full story here: http://www.mychildcare.ie/news15022010.asp

Hedley Park Montessori School

Hedley Park Montessori School have joined MYchildcare.ie. Welcome to Ashley, Mairead and all the Team there.

Tantrums! The 1 2 3 of dealing with them

Tantrums! The 1 2 3 of dealing with them written by our parent coach here: http://www.mychildcare.ie/parentcoach_feb2010_newsletter.asp