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Upcoming Staff Training and CPD Calendar of Events Please see our newly updated calendar HERE We hope you will find this new format more convenient. Each training/event is a clickable link which brings you directly to our Eventbrite booking page. All training and events are reserved for Cavan Service Providers.  Upcoming Training 2024

Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman TD today welcomed the introduction of new subsidy rates under the National Childcare Scheme (NCS), which is set to substantially reduce out-of-pocket costs for early learning and childcare for tens of thousands of families across the country. Read the full press release here: https://brnw.ch/21wMaZE @Department

FOCUS Family Resource Centre are hosting a series of workshops for parents and families with additional needs. These workshops will give parents the opportunity to gain skills and knowledge on a range of topics to help children at home and access to professionals to get advice on areas of challenge. All workshops are free to

AIM Expansion – go live and training information The expansion of the Access and Inclusion Model (AIM) programme will enable children with additional needs to be supported and participate in Early Learning and Childcare (ELC) settings beyond the time spent in the ECCE programme, both in and out of term, as announced as part of

If your child is starting school in September, Cavan Libraries have a special gift of a ‘My Little Library Bag’ just for them. In the bag your child will find a book and a wallet for their library card. The stories have been specially chosen for this big milestone in your child’s life and focus

The DCEDIY in conjunction with Safe Food has distributed the “Wash Your Hands with Rufus” and the “Healthy Lunchboxes” resources to all County & City Childcare Committees. Services and Childminders are asked to please share/make available these resources with the children and families using your service. Please call into us here in the office to

The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY) will re-open the Learner Fund Bursary to Early Learning and Care practitioners who are new graduates of a recognised Early Childhood Education and Care degree programme. And for Childminders who are registered with Tusla and hold a Level 5 or Level 6 award on the