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Friday, February 19, 2010
National Childminding Week 2010
National
Childminding Week: Let’s Get Out and Play!
22nd
– 27th March 2010
National
Childminding Week is upon us again and this year childminders are demonstrating
how we encourage our children to go out and play as much as possible. A week of
fun activities nationally will showcase quality childminding and encourage childminders
and the children in their care to get out and about. All week, the Galway City
& County Childcare Committee will be publicising the good, quality work
done by Galway Childminders.
All
childminders and their children are welcome to our usual playgroups listed
below, as well as to special events which are taking place around the city and
county. In particular, all childminders are asked to participate in Childminding
Week by working with your children on a fun Garden
Nature Trail. Children and their minders are to work in their outdoor play
area to complete the sample Garden
Nature Trail that was sent out to all Childminders known to the Galway City and County Childcare Committee. Childminders are asked to bring the material for display at Saturday’s
Seminar on 27th March at the Carlton Hotel. A prize will be given
for the most inspiring collection!
Quality
Childminding means a commitment to continuous training – putting the children
first in all aspects of your care. We hope to see all Childminders taking part in the events
of Childminding Week, in particular Saturday’s free Seminar & Network Lunch,
as a celebration of National Childminding Week.
This year’s programme of free
events for National Childminding Week in March is:
Monday 22nd Ballybane
Community Centre Active Playgroup 10am -11am
Tuesday 23rd Ballybane Library: Story time
and resource-lending 10am to 11am
Wednesday
24th Garden Nature
Trail – see enclosed leaflet
Thursday 25th Athenry Playgroup – Cardio Kids,
Raheen Woods Hotel. 10am
Friday
26th Garden
Nature Trail – see enclosed leaflet
Saturday
27th
Galway Childminders’
Annual Seminar
Saturday 27th March Seminar: Childminders’ Week: Let’s
Go Out and Play
9.30am Arrival,
Tea & Coffee, Nature Trail Display
10am ‘What’s Up Doc?’ – health
specialist to discuss all you ever wanted to know about medical advice in
relation to minded children
11am Breakout Workshops:
1. Let’s Get Active! Workshop on outdoor & physical
activity for Pre-schoolers
2. How Does Your Garden Grow? Gardening Workshop demonstrating
simple food growing projects for young children.
12.30 Evaluation; network meeting
& information session; Garden Nature Trail Presentations; Launch of new
Childminders’ Resource.
1pm Network Lunch
2.00pm Finish
Please contact our
offices for further information and to book a place on the seminar. All other
events are open to all childminders and their children.
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