Kildare County Childcare Committee

03/06/2026

02/06/2026

Calling all existing and potential childminder

Come along and join us for some networking, sharing ideas, cake & a cuppa!

When: Tuesday 23rd June
From 6.45pm- 8.30pm (drop in at anytime)

For more information & to book your place contact Elaine at [email protected] or 087 1677496

02/06/2026

Potential & current Childminders

Are you wondering how to start up a childminding business or have you questions about the National Action Plan for Childminding

Come meet our Childminding Development Officer at Celbridge Library on Wednesday 3rd June

02/06/2026

Dear Educators-

Due to significant interest in this year’s LINC Programme, applications for the 2026/2027 academic year will reopen for a limited period from 10:00am on Monday, June 8th until 2:00pm on Tuesday, June 16th, 2026.

A limited number of places are available in the following in-person class locations: Cavan (Cavan Town), Galway (Tuam), Kerry (Tralee), Tipperary (Thurles) & Wexford (Enniscorthy). Further information and application details are available here

Empower inclusion in the early years with the fully funded LINC Programme. Graduates qualify as Inclusion Coordinators (INCOs) & Lead Educators/Room Leaders.

02/06/2026

Hi everyone,

I’d like to share a little update regarding our Parent Peer Support group.

The group will continue to run on the first Wednesday of every month from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in the Parish Centre, Newbridge.

In addition, we have decided to extend the sessions to every other Wednesday from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

These sessions are open to parents with babies and toddlers, offering a welcoming and supportive space to connect, chat, and share experiences.

Free entry for all.

01/06/2026

📣Dear Service Provider,

You are invited to attend Programme Readiness 2026 Training. The training sessions will be held on 2 and 3 June 2026.

Sessions will last for approximately 1 hour.

Session content will include Programme Readiness details for:

Fee Table
Parent Statement
Core Funding
National Childcare Scheme (NCS)
Early Childhood Care & Education (ECCE)
Access & Inclusion Model (AIM) Levels 1, 4, 5 & 7

*Please note: Each session will cover the same training content.

Microsoft Teams Registration Links:

2 June 2026, 2:30 pm

Session 1 Registration Link
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2 June 2026, 6:30 pm

Session 2 Registration Link
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3 June 2026, 10:30 am

Session 3 Registration Link
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A recording of one of the webinars will be made available on the Early Years Hive along with the PowerPoint slides once the training has been completed.

We kindly ask that questions asked on the day are kept to the topic of Programme Readiness.

Regards,
The Early Years Team

01/06/2026

✨Closing Date for the AEYSP survey is tomorrow- Tuesday the 02 June 2026 at 3pm.✨


📣Service Providers- Please allow ample time to complete the survey.

The 2025/26 Annual Early Years Sector Profile survey will be available on the Early Years Hive from Tuesday, 5 May until 3pm, Tuesday, 02 June 2026.

The Annual Early Years Sector Profile:

Has been running for 24 years.

Is developed and administered by Pobal on behalf of the Department of Children, Disability and Equality (DCDE).

Is the primary data source on the Irish Early Learning and Care (ELC) and School-Age Childcare (SAC) sector.

Provides a comprehensive national analysis of over 5,200 ELC and SAC services throughout Ireland.

By providing a snapshot of the key information about the sector at a point in time, the AEYSP plays a central role in monitoring trends in the sector, informing policy development and assessing the impact of policy change.

The AEYSP includes data collected from two main sources:

Administrative data from the Service Profile on the Early Years Platform.

Survey data from this questionnaire including enrolments, fees and staff retention and turnover.

This year, questions about staff have been removed from the survey. These questions are now asked in the Service Profile which is the sole source of data on staff currently employed in services.

It is important that the data in your Service Profile is up to date at the time of the Annual Early Years Sector Profile survey. Services are asked to ensure that their Service Profile has been updated on Hive on or after Friday, 1 May. This ensures that the most up to date information is included in the data collected for the Annual Early Years Sector Profile.

While we encourage all services to complete the survey, the completion of this year’s survey within the open window is mandatory for all existing Core Funding Partner Services. As well as providing information about the sector, the survey captures data that will help monitor the impact of Core Funding.

Guidance documentation and videos will be available on the Early Years Hive to help you complete the survey. In addition, City and County Childcare Committees will be available to assist.

More information about the Annual Early Years Sector Profile and data published through interactive dashboards are available on the Early Learning and Childcare Data website.

01/06/2026

✨Dear Parents

The next parent support meeting organised by Kildare Autism Network is as follows:

Friday 12th of June at 11-12.30pm at Naas library in room 3.

The website for Kildare Autism Network is -

Providing a peer group for parents and family members to share experiences and information in a positive and supportive setting since 2015.

30/05/2026

National CPD Mapping Exercise: Call for Participation - We need your voice!

The DCDE, in partnership with Crowe Advisory Limited, is undertaking a national mapping exercise to identify CPD opportunities across the ELC, SAC, and Childminding sectors. Early years educators, managers, SAC practitioners, and childminders are invited to share their experiences through an online survey.

🔗 Survey link: https://ireland.crowesurvey.com/index.php/443798?lang=en
Closing date: 08 June 2026.

The Irish language version of the survey is available at the following link:
Tionscadal Léarscála FGL RLMC - https://ireland.crowesurvey.com/index.php/573658?lang=ie

There is an opportunity to engage in focus groups. These focus groups will be conducted across the following cohorts: Early Learning and Care (ELC) / School-Age Childcare (SAC) providers and Childminders.

Link: Focus Group Expression of Interest Form (Educators) –
https://forms.microsoft.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=znuxcaRWW0eIZlDURbQ128D4_RGFgfNCupNHvzDM3uBURVhFQ1c4TDI5UTgwNFVEOEtGNEo4WFdEUC4u

Link: Focus Group Expression of Interest Form (Providers)-
https://forms.microsoft.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=znuxcaRWW0eIZlDURbQ128D4_RGFgfNCupNHvzDM3uBUOTBRNExFMEE0MzdYMURZQUhINlVOTjhETi4u

The deadline to complete the Focus Group Expression of Interest form is 2 June @ 5.30pm.

We wish to advise that all focus groups will be conducted through English only.

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29/05/2026

Look who's hiring in Kildare!

https://www.kccc.ie/News/ID/1647