Westmeath County Childcare Committee

Welcome to the Westmeath County Childcare Committee Web Site. We hope our internet presence will further your understanding of our organisation and help answer your childcare questions. Feel free to contact us, if you require extra information.

Equality and Diversity

A working group on behalf of Westmeath County Childcare committee have published 2 reports:

  • Including children with special needs in mainstream childcare
  • Directory of services for children with special needs in Westmeath

These publications are aimed at Parents, Childcare Providers, Childminders and Health Professionals. The information in these publications were checked and believed to be correct at the time of going to print.

Newsletter

If you have any childcare information you would like to share with others through our newsletter please send to Westmeath County Childcare Committee Ltd., 6 St. John's Tce., Blackhall, Mullingar.

NCIP Childminding Development Grants

NCIP Childminder Development Grants are now available from the Westmeath County Childcare Committee to enhance safety/quality in your Childminding service.

For further information and application forms please contact our Childminding Officer at 044 93 36074 or call in to the offices of Westmeath Childcare Committee Ltd., 6 St. John's Terrace, Blackhall, Mullingar.



Guidance for crèches/preschool settings in preparing for and managing pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza (Swine Flu)



INFORMATION UPDATE ON THE ECCE SCHEME


FREE Pre-School Year - A Guide For Parents
List of Creches participating in ECCE Scheme in Westmeath




ECCE UPDATE - Portobello Diploma

After some initial confusion, it has now been confirmed that graduates of the below courses may qualify under the interim measure for the ECCE Scheme as they are FETAC Level 6 Component Certificates,
Portobello Institute Montessori Teacher FETAC Level 6 1 year

The students now also have the opportunity to up skill this Montessori teaching Diploma to a full major award in Advanced Supervision in Childcare over 4 months. Contact the college for further details on denise.flood@portobelloinstitute.ie .



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