Meath County Childcare Committee

EARLY NUMERACY
Early Numeracy is new series of resources for early childhood professionals providing practical guidance on how best to support children to explore and discover early numeracy in ways that foster positive dispositions towards learning, while building their curiosity, confidence and competence as learners.
The series explores seven key numeracy concepts: quantity, number, time, spatial reasoning, pattern, shape, and measurement and, for each concept, includes:
An educator resource that examines what children learn through exploration, highlights your role in supporting this learning, demonstrates how mathematical language can be embedded in everyday experiences, and provides practical examples that make abstract concepts concrete, interactive and relevant to children's daily lives.
A poster that can be displayed in your setting to encourage discussion, investigation and exploration of the featured numeracy concept.

Further details here:

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⭐ 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿? ⭐

Join our upcoming Pre-Registration Training for Childminders and learn everything you need to know about Tusla registration in a relaxed and supportive environment.
The training will help you:
✔ Understand the new childminding regulations
✔ Learn about the Tusla registration process
✔ Understand the documents required
✔ Access useful supports and resources
✔ Connect with other new and existing childminders

📌𝐍𝐨 𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐓𝐮𝐬𝐥𝐚 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 – you can simply attend to gather information and explore your options. A certificate of attendance will be provided on completion.

🖥 1st session Online and 2nd session In-Person-
5th and 7th of October (6.30pm–9.30pm)
📲 Book here: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/1999528001077?aff=oddtdtcreator

For more information contact Gillian:
📧 [email protected]
📞 0861504132

𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗯𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱😊

Minister for Children, Disability and Equality, Norma Foley - TD has announced the locations of seven proposed new projects under the Government's State-led early learning and childcare capital programme.

The initial projects, located in Boyle, Gorey, Enniscorthy, Killarney, Raphoe, Shanganagh Castle and Tallaght, have the potential to provide in the region of 600 early learning and childcare places for children and families across the country.

The announcement marks the first phase of the State-led initiative, with additional locations expected to be announced later this year and further investment planned through to 2030.

🔗 Find out more: https://tinyurl.com/2f7nyy55

(Pictured with Minister Foley L-R: Alan Dillon TD, Minister of State with responsibility for Employment, Small Business and Retail at the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment and Kevin Moran, Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation with responsibility for the Office of Public Works)

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Minister for Children, Disability and Equality Norma Foley - TD today launched a national children's art competition, inviting young artists across Ireland to share their vision of an "Ireland of the Future".

Open to children aged 4-15, the competition encourages children to create artworks that captures their hopes, dreams and ideas for the Ireland they would like to see in the years ahead.

The competition forms part of celebrations marking the 20th anniversary of Growing Up in Ireland (GUI), the landmark national study that has followed the lives and experiences of children and young people across Ireland for two decades.

Entries must be submitted by 12pm noon on Friday, 23 October 2026. To enter, as well as for competition details, entry forms and terms and conditions, please see here: https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-children-disability-and-equality/campaigns/art-competition-2026/

For the full press release, please see here: https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-children-disability-and-equality/press-releases/minister-foley-launches-national-childrens-art-competition-to-celebrate-20-years-of-the-growing-up-in-ireland-study/