Useful Resources
This section includes links to organisations and services who provide support and information to parents. It also includes a number of booklets which can be downloaded.
Help My Kid Learn developed by National Adult Literacy Agency (NALA), is a simple website that brings together relevant information for parents and the wider community to support children’s literacy and numeracy development.
The website’s purpose is to provide fun activities that parents can do with their children, to develop their literacy and numeracy. It includes general information, fun activities and useful tips. ‘Help My Kid Learn’ is a website, where people can see that supporting a child’s literacy and numeracy development is a natural, easy and fun activity that can be integrated into any part of their day. Check out the Tips at Help My Kid Learn website
Information Booklets/Leaflets
Including Children with Down Syndrome in Early Childhood Care and Education Settings
Parents who Listen, Protect – A Handbook on Building Good Communication in Families and Communities.
Encouraging Your Child’s Speech and Language Development
National Poisons Information Centre –Poison Prevention Leaflet
The Nurture Programme Managing Challenging Behaviour – A Short Practical Guide for Parents
The Benefits of Pre-school for your Child and Making the Move to Primary School. This booklet was produced by Clare Childcare Committee and is available to download in a number of languages – see below
The Benefits of Childcare – Arabic
The Benefits of Childcare – Chinese
The Benefits of Childcare – Czech
The Benefits of Childcare – English
The Benefits of Childcare – French
The Benefits of Childcare – Hindi
The Benefits of Childcare – Latvian
The Benefits of Childcare – Lingala
The Benefits of Childcare – Lithuanian
The Benefits of Childcare – Polish
The Benefits of Childcare – Portugeuse Brazilian
The Benefits of Childcare – Russian
The Benefits of Childcare – Slovak
The Benefits of Childcare – Swahili
The Benefits of Childcare – Urdu