Author Archives: longford CCC

National Síolta Aistear Initiative Newsletter

Read the first NSAI Newsletter April 2017 here.

My Belgian Experience

My early years Belgian experience It most certainly was not all chocolates and beers. I [...]

The Benefits of Music in the Early Years

The Benefits of Music in the Early Years Music is a great benefit to the [...]

Multi-Lingual Preschool Aged Children

Multi-Lingual Preschool Aged Children What is Multilingualism? Multilingualism means using more than two languages, for [...]

Longford and Westmeath Local Area Coordination of Disability Services Initiative

Back at the end of 2015 Longford County Childcare Childcare (LCCC) partnered with Westmeath County [...]

Press Release: Childcare Committee Manager welcomes announcement of Early Years Capital Programme 2017

Press Release Eimear Carron, Manager, Longford County Childcare Committee, welcomes the announcement this week by [...]

Community Involvement

Community Involvement Community involvement in your early years setting  requires good networks and strong communications. This [...]

Literacy in the Early Years

Literacy in the Early Years In the words of Geraldine French (2013) “The beginning of [...]

€3m to support School Age Childcare

See joint press release dated Monday 6th March from Minister Zappone and Minister Bruton on [...]

Is a curriculum in the Early Years important?

Is a curriculum in the Early Years important? When planning our work we need to [...]