Children First (Child Protection)

https://www.tusla.ie/children-first/children-first-e-learning-programme/ 

Regulations

https://www.tusla.ie/services/preschool-services/early-years-providers/early-years-regulations/ 

National Frameworks:

https://www.betterstart.ie/national-frameworks/ 

Síolta Manual:  allows early childhood education and care (ECEC) settings to evaluate their level of quality provision and to determine the quality of the service they are providing  https://siolta.ie/media/pdfs/siolta-manual-2017.pdf 

https://curriculumonline.ie/Early-Childhood/ 

https://www.aistearsiolta.ie/en/introduction/ 

Rates of Pay:

• €14.00 for Early Years Lead Educators / School-Age Childcare co-ordinators;

National Minimum Wage is: €11.30 per hour.

https://www.gov.ie/en/press-release/a79d1-historic-new-pay-agreement-to-provide-pay-increases-and-wage-structure-for-early-learning-and-childcare-workers-ministers-english-ogorman/

Damien English, Minister of State for Business, Employment and Retail, has today accepted proposals for Employment Regulation Orders for the Early Years Services Sector. The Orders will commence on 15 September 2022, providing new minimum hourly rates of pay for various roles in the Early Years Services Sector as follows:

• €13.00 for Early Years Educators/ School-Age Childcare practitioners;

• €14.00 for Early Years Lead Educators / School-Age Childcare co-ordinators;

• €15.50 Graduate Early Years Lead Educators / School-Age Childcare co-ordinators;

• €15.70 for Deputy Managers;

•  €16.50 for Managers; and

• €17.25 for Graduate Managers

Additional Websites:

Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Childcare Committee  https://dlrccc.ie

https://www.betterstart.ie 

Better Start National Early Years Quality Development is a national initiative established by the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth and hosted by Pobal. Better Start promotes quality and inclusion in Early Learning and Care (ELC) settings for children from birth to six years of age in Ireland.

https://www.earlychildhoodireland.ie/

Learning Hub (CPE)

https://www.earlychildhoodireland.ie/learning-hub/

Jobs:

https://www.earlychildhoodireland.ie/jobs-board/ 

Garda Vetting:

https://vetting.garda.ie/Application/About 

Children First

https://www.tusla.ie/children-first/publications-and-forms/

NOTES:

A job advertisment states:

• Good understanding of Aistear and Siolta

· Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to adhere to school policies and ethos

· Certificates in First Aid and Manual Handling

• Must have up to date manual handling, first aid and fire safety certification.

National Minimum Wage:  https://www.workplacerelations.ie/en/what_you_should_know/hours-and-wages/national%20minimum%20wage/ 

One hour break for shop employees, 11.30 a.m. to 2.30 p.m.  After 6 hours work, be allowed a break of one hour which must commence between those hours