The future of the workforce and the future of funding within the early learning and care and school-age childcare sector
You are invited to participate in an information webinar on two major projects currently underway in the Department of Children and Youth Affairs – the development of Workforce Development Plan and the development of a new Funding Model for Early Learning and Care and School-Age Childcare.
This information webinar will take place over zoom on 22 September 2020 from 18:00 – 19:00.
This information webinar will provide participants with background information on these projects and an overview of progress made to date.
This information webinar is one part of a wider programme of stakeholder engagement and consultation that will inform these projects.
This wider programme of stakeholder engagement and consultation includes:
- Separate call for submissions on the Workforce Development Plan and the new Funding Model open until 2 October 2020.
Workforce Development Plan (English): https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/Workforcedevelopment
Workforce Development Plan (Irish): https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/bPleanforbartha
Funding Model (English): https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/Fundingmodel
Funding Model (Irish): https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/ChistiuamachanseoInvite Flyer First 5 Consultation (Sept) 2
- A series of joint information webinars the Workforce Development Plan and the new Funding Model.
- An IpsosMRBI survey of households with children under 15.
- A series of thematic online consultation events with providers, practitioners and other stakeholders due to take place over two weeks, from 12 October, followed by a series of online consultation events with parents.
Details on how participants can engage in this wider programme of stakeholder engagement and consultation will be provided at this webinar.
To reserve a place at this webinar, please follow the link to the event page: