Continuing Professional Development

Are you new to Aistear or looking to develop your practice in using Aistear further? Either way, Continuing Professional Development in line with the principles and objectives of Aistear the Early Childhood Curriculum Framework and the Aistear Síolta Practice Guide will ensure you and your team are delivering quality early childhood experiences and adhering to professional levels of practice.

Following a consultation meeting, we can identify the most appropriate CPD needs of your team or individuals and take it from there! You may decide to attend a CPD session with other early childhood educators or avail of a private delivery in your own setting with scheduled follow up implementation supports. The choice is yours!

LIST OF CPD PROGRAMMES

Aistear in Practice 0-3 and 3-5 years
Positive Behaviour Strategies for Young Children
Planning and Assessing Using Aistear’s Themes
Strengths Based Writing Techniques
Meaningful Interactions with Children
Mo Scéal. Moving from Preschool to Primary: Supporting Young Children and their Families with Transition
Developing, Documenting and Implementing and Individual Education Plans
Understanding the Tusla Quality Regulatory Framework

Policies & Procedures Package

As a key part of your quality standards and processes, it is essential that your policies and procedures suit your early childhood service, the families who use your service and are unique to the particular context of your service. One size does not necessarily fit all. It is also important that you embed your policies and procedures within your everyday practice where appropriate and that all staff have a high awareness of the rationale behind each statement.

The Meantóir Policies and Procedures Package aims to provide you with the unique service of a total review of your policies and procedures with follow up implementation supports. This combined package includes document review and policy writing consistent with the Child Care Regulations (The Child Care Act 1991 (Early Years Services)( Amendments) Regulations 2016. This is followed by mentoring supports with the staff team to assist effective implementation. This will ensure that your team have a working knowledge of why each policy is required, legislative links and what they need to be aware of as part of their daily practice.

In step with the Tusla Early Years Quality and Regulatory Framework, Policies and Procedures are developed and organised under 4 main headings:

Governance
Health, Welfare and Development of the Child
Safety
Additional Supports

Tutorial Sessions

Are you a Childminder or mature student undertaking FETAC/HETAC training in early childhood education or training? Are you under a particular time constraint to gain a qualification to access a DCYA funding programme?

Would you like some structured guidance on doing research, completing modules or writing up assignments? Then you may benefit by participating in 1:1 tutorial sessions to support you during your period of study.

Business Supports

We offer a range of supports to Childcare Service Providers to assist them in a range of areas including:

Start Up Supports including a practical research of need and compiling a Business Plan.

Funding Application Support to increase your chances of submitting a successful funding application.

Developing Policies and Procedures for your service

Support to meet Tusla Registration and Compliance.

HR Supports such as interviewing staff, mediating disputes and setting up efficient work systems.