Parents

Parents Information

Parent’s who are in the process of trying to select quality childcare for their children, may find the following publications useful.

2nd Annual Family County Playday

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

Some useful websites for parents.

Office of the Minister for Children & Youth Affairs www.omcya.ie where parent’s can find information on the Childcare Regulations, Early Childhood Supplement, Child Welfare & Protection, Early Years Education and other information/publications relevant to childcare.

Barnardos offer a wide range of supports, training and publications on www.barnardos.ie

One Family offer a wide range of services to one-parent families, to those experiencing a crisis pregnancy and to those working with one-parent families. www.onefamily.ie

Parents Plus is a registered charity committed to researching and developing educational materials and resources for parents and children and to providing support to professionals working with children and families in the community. www.parentsplus.ie

Cuidiú are a voluntary parent-to-parent support group and their mission of ‘information, education and support’ encourages a confident, positive approach to parenting, empowering parents to make informed choices about issues from pregnancy right up to adolescence. www.cuidiu-ict.ie

Rollercoaster offers advice and support to all age ranges from “Mums2Be to Toddler2Teen” www.rollercoaster.ie