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Guardianship

The separation of parents following marital breakdown is extremely traumatic for all the parties involved.  Creches and preschools should approach the issue of marital separation with the utmost sensitivity and with a clear focus on the well-being of the children while in their care. Occasionally where the separated parents are in dispute with each other [...]

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Tax and Self-Employment

Starting Off When you are first setting up your service you need to advise Revenue that you are starting a business – whether you are operating as a company or not will determine the type of tax that you pay. The Revenue commissioners produced a tax guide to starting your own business in 2007 but [...]

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Nutrition

Early childhood settings have the unique opportunity to positively impact the health and well being of the children in their care by encouraging them to eat healthily, regardless of the options they may be presented with at home. Accordingly the practitioner plays a role which is pivotal to the individual child’s eating experience in a [...]

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Recruitment

An important element in promoting the welfare and protection of children is an appropriate human resource management policy relating to the recruitment and selection of staff and volunteers in any organisation providing services to children. As an employer you are responsible for ensuring your employees receive certain basic employment rights. Although some industries require employers [...]

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Transitions

Making the transition to school or pre-school is a major event in the lives of young children and their families.  Letting go of Mammy or Daddy’s hand, saying goodbye knowing that you are on your own is a moment that requires emotional strength.  Having the courage to find a place, to fit in, to connect [...]

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School Age Childcare

School-Age Childcare Services refer to a range of organised, age-appropriate, structured programmes, clubs and activities for school-age children and young people (4-18) which take place within supervised environments, during the times that they are not in school.

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Outings

As an Early Childhood Ireland member your insurance policy covers taking the children in your service on outings, provided the following conditions have been met:  If the children are being transported in cars belonging to staff members it is important to ensure that the driver’s personal insurance policy permits them to carry passengers. Any trip [...]

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Summer Camps

The points below provide all the relevant information relating to the hosting of holiday camps during the summer months and the insurance implications (if any) that this may have for a service.     The Early Childhood Ireland Childcare Insurance policy automatically provides cover for summer/holiday camps. There is no additional charge for summer/holiday camps [...]

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Organising a Parents’ Meeting

Another academic year moves to a close and perhaps it is thoughts of holidays and sun that occupy the mind.  However, take a second to think ahead and consider the new round of children and parents that will be crossing the door in September.  Whether you run playgroup, full day or school age childcare it [...]

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