To book a place on this workshop please download the booking form (below) and return it to Laois County Childcare Committee October – Dec 2018 booking form

Always Children First – Child Safeguarding Awareness Foundation Training- Early Years Date: Saturday 20th October                    Time: 10am – 4pm Venue: Portlaoise Parish Centre                          Cost: Free   To participate in this training you must be working in an Early Years Service in Laois – To book a place please contact Sinead at 057 86 61029  or download a booking form here October – Dec 2018 booking form

Early Years Education Inspection Readiness (all 4 evenings must be attended) This is a 4-evening event will take place on the following dates Dates:  6th Nov, 13th Nov, 20th Nov & 27th November Times: 7pm – 9pm (each evening) Venue:  Portlaoise Parish Centre                              To participate in this training you must be working in an Early Years Service in Laois – To book a place please contact Sinead at 057 86 61029  or download a booking form here October – Dec 2018 booking form

This is a 4-evening event will take place on the following dates       Dates:  6th Nov, 13th Nov, 20th Nov & 27th November       Times: 7pm – 9pm (each evening)       Venue:  Portlaoise Parish Centre                             Cost FREE

Laois / Offaly Speech and Language Therapists in Early Intervention Teacher Talk Training Module 1;  Encouraging Language Development in Early Childhood Settings This module addresses how to use play and daily routines to create enriched, interactive language-learning environments that include all children Pre workshop assignments; A compulsory pre-training assignment must be completed prior to attending the Teacher Talk workshop. The assignment records the participant’s observations of the adult/child interactions in their own preschool settings. Workshop Goals and Content; Participants will attend 2×3 hour interactive trainings and will learn how to: Identify children’s conversational styles and the roles teacher play. Implement six steps to following the child’s lead: Observe, wait and listen Be face to face Imitate Interpret Comment Join in the play Help children b

Always Children First – Child Safeguarding Awareness Foundation Training- Early Years Date: Saturday 10th November                    Time: 10am – 4pm Venue: Portlaoise Parish Centre                          Cost: Free   To participate in this training you must be working in an Early Years Service in Laois – To book a place please contact Sinead at 057 86 61029  or download a booking form here October – Dec 2018 booking form

The aim of this training programme is to support educators engage with the Diversity, Equality and Inclusion Charter and Guidelines. This training will run over one full day (Saturday) and three evening sessions in the Portlaoise Parish Centre (dates below). Please be advised that places are limited to 2 per service November Training 17th November 2018 Saturday 10.00 – 16:00 Portlaoise Parish Centre Free 22nd November 2018 Thursday 19:00 – 22:00 Portlaoise Parish Centre 27th November 2018 Tuesday 19:00 – 22:00 Portlaoise Parish Centre 29th November 2018 Thursday 19:00 – 22:00 Portlaoise Parish Centre Training and Workshops are only open to Childcare Providers and their staff in Laois.  If you are interested in this training please contact Sinead in Laois County Childcare Committee on 057 86 61029

PHECC First Aid Response (FAR) Training – 3-day Course (all 3 days must be attended) This is a 3-day training event which will take place on the following days – Dates: Friday 30th November, Saturday 1st December & Saturday 8th December Times: 9.30 – 3.30pm    Venue:  Portlaoise Parish Centre    COST: €125