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Clare County Child Care Limited
- company limited by guarantee registered in Dublin, Ireland.
Company No.349550

Registered Office address:
Clare County Childcare Committee, 1 Kilrush Road, Ennis, Co. Clare.

Tel: 065 6864862

Resources

Resources for Supporting Ukrainian Children & Families & ELC/SAC Staff Teams

Clare CCC has put together a padlet, which is updated regularly with relevant resources for supporting Ukrainian children & their families now living in Ireland:

https://padlet.com/Clare_CCC/wtq3nsoj9rgssbvz

Clare County Childcare Committee Publications 

Some of the resources detailed below will have out of date elements however they can still be useful as a resource guide.

The following publications are all available free of charge from our office or to download below:

Encouraging Your Child's Speech and Language Development. Click here to download.(1.86MB).

'Operating a Childcare Service, A Guide to Legal Requirements'  The aim of this booklet is primarily to raise awareness amongst childcare providers/committees /employees of their legal requirements in operating a childcare service and to provide points of contact for information/training in order to comply with legislative requirements. The booklet may also be of benefit to parents/guardians whose children are attending childcare services. Click here to download (561KB)

'Committee Handbook' A Resource for Management Committees of Community Based Childcare Services in Clare and a CD ROM with sample forms, policies and job descriptions is now available from our office. Click here to download (928KB) To view the contents of the Disc, please click here (260KB), the content is available in 'Word' so alterations can be made to be service specific.

'Setting up a Childcare Service, A Guide' -  Click here to download. (1.2Mb)

There are many other publications and information leaflets available for free at our office.  Please also see our Resource Library List available to view on this website, and a list of useful website links including some for children.

Guide to Becoming a Childminder

A “Guide to becoming a Childminder” has been developed for potential or existing Childminders and introduces them to best practice guidelines in relation to Childminding. Please click on the link to view this resource; Guide to Becoming a Childminder

Choosing a Childminder

Choosing a Childminder – a Guide for Parents

Please see the 'subheadings' under 'Resources' in the main menu to go to information on Useful Links and the Clare CCC Resource Library.