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Welcome to Offaly County Childcare Committee Ltd website! Our site is packed with information so whether you're a parent, working with children, interested in a childcare career or just browsing, this is the place for you! Offaly County Childcare Committee is located at St Joseph's Community Centre in Kilcormac Co Offaly.

Free Pre-school year in Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Scheme.

Following the recent Government announcement, service providers were invited to apply to participate in the new Free Pre-school Place Scheme. Many services in the county applied for entry and applications have been forwarded to the Office of the Minister for Children. Applications will be processed during August and September and service providers will be notified by October with the outcome of their applicaction.

The OMCYA will then make a list of successful services available to Offaly CCC, which will be included on the website.

The new scheme will commence in January 2010. If you are currently looking for a childcare place in Offaly please contcat the ofice on 057 9135878 for a 'Directory of Childcare Services' which is a list of services in the County.

Leaflets on the new scheme have been sent to all parents with a pre-school child.

Further information on the scheme or a copy of the leaflet can be obtained from www.omcya.ie or by calling Catherine or Frances on 057 9135878.

Events for the the beginning of 2010

The calendar of events for January and February will be sent to childminders and providers in mid December and is filled with training and development opportunities for the childcare sector.

. FETAC Level 5 in Birr & Tullamore
. ECCE Information Meeting
. Refresher First Aid Occupational and Paediatric First Aid
. Paediatric First Aid
. Providers Forum (Introduction to Aistear)
. Afterschool Forum (Drama Through Play)
. Fetac Level 5 Arts & Crafts Module
. Occupational First Aid
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For information on any of the above please contact the office on 057 9135878.

Support for the Childcare Sector

Offaly County Childcare Committee provides a variety of supports to the childcare sector including provision and subsidisation of childcare training courses, workshops and forum meetings.
Potential Childcare Providers and Childminders wishing to set up a new childcare service can call the office to arrange an appointment with the Support and Development Workers who will support the potential provider through the process of establishing a new service.
Offaly County Childcare Committee can support Parent & Toddler Groups to set up and to develop their groups. The Support & Development Workers can offer a six week programme to groups which centres around child and adult interactions. The programme is tailored to the needs of individual groups and can include music and movement, arts & crafts, basic cookery with children, storytelling, physical development etc. For further details contact the office.
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