Welcome to Roscommon County Childcare Committee

Welcome to the Roscommon County Childcare Committee's website. This website is one of the methods by which the Committee hope to keep Childcare Providers, Childminders and Parents informed of childcare developments within the County.

You can view further information about our organisation by viewing the following documents:

RCCC AGM, June 23rd 2010

Bernie Morris, FÁS, and Irene Cafferky, RCCC present outgoing Chairperson Tom Costello with a token of appreciation for his contribution to childcare over many years of service.

The FÁS Excellence Through People award is presented to RCCC staff by Tom Costello, VEC and Bernie Morris, FÁS.

2nd Annual County Family Play Day, Lough Key Forest Park, Boyle

Roscommon County Childcare Committee are delighted to announce the success of the 2nd annual County Family Play Day on Sunday, 4th July 2010. Over €900 was raised for Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin. The event was co-funded and organised by Roscommon County Council and Roscommon County Childcare Committee, with the support of Roscommon Sports Partnership. For a full report on the day, click on the following link: RCCC Report on Playday 05/07/2010

To view photographs from the day, click on the following link: Playday 2010 photographs

To view a video of the Teddy Bear Hospital, click on the following link: blog

Childcare Employment and Training Support (CETS) scheme

The Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs has introduced a new childcare support scheme, the Childcare Employment & Training Support (CETS) scheme, from September 2010. The CETS scheme will support the childcare needs of participants in training and educational courses operated by FÁS and Vocational Education Committees (VECs). Click the CETS Link below for questions that have been answered by the Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (OMCYA) regarding this scheme. The closing date for applications from services has passed. RCCC will keep you updated with any further information as soon as we get it from the OMCYA.

CETS Questions and Answers

RCCC continuing professional development seminar "Images of Reggio Emilia"

RCCC March Newsletter 2010