Local Events:
Wednesday 21st October 2026 – Bridge Shopping Centre
- Come and chat us in the Bridge Shopping Centre from 2pm to find out more about Childminding in your home
Thursday 22nd October 2026 – Sensory Play for Childminders
Offaly CCC Training Room R35 Y7POTullamore, Offaly
Thursday 22 October • 7 PM – 8:30 PM
Overview
A hands-on workshop for Childminders
To celebrate National Childminding Week Offaly County Childcare Committee will be hosting a Sensory Play Workshop.
Childminders’ and anyone considering registering as a childminder in Offaly are invited to attend our in person workshop.
About the Workshop:
This will be a relaxed, hands-on workshop where childminders can make sensory play materials to take home while sharing ideas and connecting with other childminders
If you would like more information on this event or becoming a childminder in Offaly, please contact Jackie on T: 057 913 5878 or E: jacke@offalychildcare.com
National Events:
National Childminding Week – Webinar Schedule:
SongTales in Whistleberry Forest
Date: Monday 19th October 2026
Time: 10:30am-11:10am
Registration Link: SongTales in Whistleberry Forest
Helping Childminders introduce Irish to young children (Interactive Rhyme’s and Puppet)
Date : Tuesday 20th October 2026
Time: 10:30am-11:00am
Registration Link: Helping Childminders introduce Irish to young children (Interactive Rhyme’s and Puppet)
Happy Me, Happy Home, Happy Work, Happy Child
Date: Tuesday 20th October 2026
Time: 7pm-8pm
Registration Link: Happy Me, Happy Home, Happy Work, Happy Child
How to communicate so will listen, engage, learn and grow.
Date: Tuesday 20th October 2026
Time: 8pm-9pm
Registration Link: How to communicate so children will listen, engage, learn and grow.
A mixture of Ciorcal Ceoil, Sculpting Sounds and Song Explorer.
Date: Wednesday 21st October 2026
Time: 10:30am-11:30am
Registration Link: A mixture of Ciorcal Ceoil, Sculpting Sounds and Song Explorer.
A mixture of Ciorcal Ceoil, Sculpting Sounds and Song Explorer.
Date: Wednesday 21st October 2026
Time: 3:45pm-4:45pm
Registration Link: A mixture of Ciorcal Ceoil, Sculpting Sounds and Song Explorer.
Sharing Stories and Building Reading Relationships: Inspiration and Guidance for Childminders
Date: Wednesday 21st October 2026
Time: 7pm – 8pm
Registration Link: Sharing Stories and Building Reading Relationships: Inspiration and Guidance for Childminders
Small Prints – “Little Books, Big Stories”
Date: Thursday 22nd October 2026
Time: 7pm – 8pm
Registration Link: Small Prints
