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The official opening of Ballyglass Community Childcare Centre will take place on Saturday November 6 at 12 noon.

Fine Gael TD John O’Mahony has said that he believes the free pre-school scheme should be extended to cover the summer months when working parents have to juggle both work and care of their children.

Family Centres in the Butts estate in Kilkenny and Newpark Close have joined forces with all the major State agencies and players supporting families in Kilkenny to plan a new programme to help strengthen families.

During the monthly meeting of Westport Town Council, a report which highlights the provision of childcare in Westport concludes that there is more than sufficient supply for pre-school places, however, there is no community facility providing full time, part time, and afterschool care in Westport.

For everything to furnishing the nursery with cots, changing units, wardrobes, toys, buggies and car seats; Babycare, Chapel Street, Castlebar will have something for all your baby’s needs.

Demand for childcare training has reached an all time high since the introduction of the Government’s new free pre-school scheme. The Early Childhood Care and Education Scheme requires that staff in childcare services have accredited childcare training in order to participate in the scheme. “This has been a welcome step in the professionalisation of childcare,” said Mary Giblin, coordinator of the Galway City and County Childcare Committee.

A variety of events for childminders and children will take place in Galway next week as part of Galway Childminding Week, an initiative of the Galway City and County Childcare Committee.

The Galway City and County Childcare Committee is planning a number of events to celebrate National Childminding Week, which will take place from March 22 to 27.

Grovelands Childcare, early education centre in the new Corran Riada development in Monksland has been awarded the title All Ireland Centre of Excellence and will be presented with their award by the Minister for Children, Barry Andrews in early February.

Little Cherubs, Claremorris—a quality childcare playgroup and Montessori school for children aged between 12 months to five years—is having an open day on Friday August 29 at 6pm.