Laois County Childcare Committee CLG 2.71

LCCC was initiated in 2001 as part of the 33 City and County Committees (CCC’s) by the Department of Justice Equality and Law Reform under the Equal Opportunities Childcare Programme. LCCC’s remit was and still is to support the development of quality childcare in the County. The actions and initiatives as outlined in our 2nd Strategic Plan can be broadly categorised into four main areas, training, information, networking & quality initiatives.
The objectives from the Department of Children and Youth Affairs (DCYA) current national strategy are listed below.
• To develop comprehensive childcare supports, infrastructure and services where holistic wellbeing of children and families are fundamental.
• To enhance quality early childhood education and care and school age provision.
• To consolidate investment in the sector in order to support the continuing development of a stable, integrated and sustainable infrastructure.
• Thorough ongoing professional development, to build on the capacity of the ECCE sector to enhance and develop quality services for children and their families.
• To ensure effective and transparent collaboration, communication and consultation in early childhood care and education.