The 10th March 2007 saw the launch of Kilkenny County Childcare Committee’s 2007 – 2010 Strategy.
This plan sets out the direction for the work of KKCCC for the coming period. The plan is framed within the context of national priorities and local needs and provides for the strategic direction of this work in the coming years. The plan is born out of consultation and deliberation with the many stakeholders within the sector and attempts to contextualise and distil their views in order to ensure that childcare provision in the county has, at its core, an approach that is quality assured and which enhances the lives of children and their families.(Eileen Curtis, Chairperson)
KKCCC’s focus from 2007 – 2010 will be to implement the National Childcare Investment Programme (NCIP) successfully. The NCIP aims to deliver 50,000 new childcare places nationally. KKCCC’s 2006 Strategic Mapping Project showed that there are currently 1839 childcare places in the county and it sets a further 771 places by 2010.
Other Priority Objectives for KKCCC over this period include:
- Management Training for Existing Facilities
- Ongoing Support for Existing Providers
- Childminding Focus
- Network Development
- Focus on South & East of County
These and other objectives will be met through the planning and implementation of yearly action plans by KKCCC
Kilkenny County Childcare Committee’s Strategy 2007-2010 is available to download below
