PlayBoard NI, the lead organisation for the development of children and young people’s play in Northern Ireland, welcomes the support package available to School Aged Childcare providers through the Department of Education’s Childcare Recovery Support Fund. The Childcare Recovery Support Fund aims to support the reopening of childcare provision, or [...]
New proposals to assist recovery in the childcare sector have been announced today (22 July 2020). Education Minister, Peter Weir outlined the plans following the allocation of a £10.5 million funding package for the childcare sector. The Childcare Recovery Support package will help childcare providers to reopen, or remain [...]
Childcare has been a critical issue throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. Keep up to date with developments at the www.familysupportni.gov.uk information hub on childcare which includes the latest advice and guidance for childcare providers and parents. Read the Information briefing 3.0 31/07/20 which provides an update on the [...]
Following the temporary closure of services, An Droichead partnered with LORAG Community Group to deliver a specialised service for the Belfast Trust. We opened two rooms catering for up to 14 children daily. Each room had a maximum of eight children with two staff members morning and afternoon. An [...]
‘It is the aim of the Ardoyne Afterschools Club to provide quality, registered childcare in afterschools hours for children ages 4-15, and to provide play opportunities aimed at meeting their social, physical, intellectual, creative and emotional developmental needs, thus also enabling parents to access training, employment and education.’ [...]
Date: 10 July Time: 11:15am – 12:15pm Platform: Zoom As the Childcare Sector begins to emerge from the impact of lockdown, in order to maintain safe play spaces for our children certain restrictions have been put in place. Normally, busy Summer Schemes are underway with the frenzy of activities [...]
Play is incredibly valuable for all children, it allows children to use their creativity while developing their imagination, dexterity and physical, cognitive and emotional strength. PlayBoard’s new publication Supporting children with additional needs through play includes play ideas suitable for children with additional needs and is aimed primarily at [...]
So here we are, many weeks into Covid-19. For many of us - our lives have been turned upside down. Some of us have been living in isolation, unable to carry out the simplest things like leaving our homes, going for a walk or going to work. For others [...]
The Department of Education has today (24 June) published information on the childcare recovery plan and Education Restart programme which will align to form the basis for the return to school in August. The information, which is published on the Department’s website in a question and answer format, provides [...]
Education Minister Peter Weir has today announced the publication of a Childcare Sector Recovery plan. The plan, published by the Executive, aims to restore the childcare sector to pre-Covid-19 capacity levels as quickly as possible. The plan will ensure that parents can access childcare, as and when they need [...]
