Barnardos latest publication ‘Supporting Children Facing Adversity during Covid-19′ is now available. Barnardos were asked specifically to produce this resource for EY practitioners by the DECDIY. You can find other resources for both practitioners & parents on the Barnardos website. BARNARDOS-Supporting children facing adversity during covid 19
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Re-Opening of Tigers Childcare Services (January 2021)
Following the government’s announcement on 30/12/20 of increased restrictions to Level 5 and further to a meeting which took place on 31/12/20 between the DCEDIY and their Early Learning and Childcare COVID-19 Advisory Group, we wish to confirm that our services will open as follows: Our full-day Early Years Services will re-open as planned at[…]
The government’s Covid-19 childcare plans, while noble, will not benefit children
Karen Clince of Tigers Childcare says there is another way to provide childcare safely, and she has some suggestions. https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/creches-coronavirus-5106834-May2020/
Government must ‘think outside the box’ to bring back childcare services
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/government-must-rethink-frontline-childcare-scheme-inmo-says-1.4253191
Karen Clince, CEO of Tigers Childcare, speaks to Virgin Media – watch back here
https://www.virginmediatelevision.ie/player/show/633/172691/0/News-at-12.30
Karen Clince, CEO of Tigers Childcare, speaks to Morning Ireland – listen back here
https://www.rte.ie/radio/radioplayer/html5/#/radio1/21768686 https://www.rte.ie/news/coronavirus/2020/0514/1138321-childcare-scheme/
Karen Clince, CEO of Tigers Childcare speak to Newstalk Breakfast – listen back here.
https://www.goloudnow.com/pod-81370 https://www.newstalk.com/news/childcare-providers-debate-governments-scrapped-scheme-1014942
Reopening our services – a work in progress
We are cognisant that we need to be prepared for the opening of our services over the coming months. While we await guidelines from HSE/DCYA/Tusla in terms of what will be expected from childcare providers when we re-open, we have to start planning ourselves for what our new reality will be when our services re-open[…]
A letter to Parents
As we come up to our 6th week of schools and creches being closed, Ciara Fitzpatrick, manager of our after school service in Castleknock offers some advise to parents: Dear Parents, You might be feeling guilty and pressured into creating a minute by minute schedule for your kids. You have high hopes of hours of[…]
The Covid-19 Pandemic; Coping With The School Closures While Working from Home
As of last Thursday 12th March at 6 p.m., schools and childcare facilities in Ireland have been closed due to the government mandated closure which is aiming to prevent the spread of Covid-19. This has no doubt had significant consequences for parents and families as a whole. As many companies have been forced to close[…]