About Us
Our Mission is…
Our mission is to support the development of high quality, affordable, inclusive early childhood care and education services which meets the needs and promotes the rights of all children in Co. Kilkenny”
Our Core values include
- A child centred approach
- Partnership with and respect for all stakeholders in early childhood care and education
- Professionalism in our work
- Equality of opportunity
We provide support to
- Existing and potential early childhood care and education providers
- Existing and potential childminders
- Early childhood care and education practitioners and students
- Parents
- Parent and toddler groups
- Those considering a career in or involvement with the early childhood care and education sector
We provides support by means of
- Advice and information on early childhood care and education provision and policy developments
- Specific training and mentoring in relation to quality practice in line with national practice frameworks.
- Ongoing support with regard to administration of government funded schemes.
- Provision of information on all aspects of early childhood care and education through our Resource and Information Library
- Support during the planning and development process of new early childhood care and education services
- Professional development for practitioners and managers through CPD conferences, seminars and training workshops.
Customer Feedback & Complaints Procedure
Kilkenny County Childcare Committee welcomes your comments, suggestions and views on any aspect of the service provided to help improve the quality and efficiency of our work. We invite you to give feedback by completing and returning the form which can be downloaded by clicking the link below.
