Introduction
Cork City Childcare Committee was formed in 2001 and set up the Cork City Childcare Company. The Board of Directors has the following representation: Parents, Employers, National Voluntary Childcare Organisations, Statutory Bodies, Childcare Providers and the Community and Voluntary Sectors.
Mission Statement
Cork City Childcare Committee is a partnership which focuses on facilitating and integrating the provision of quality childcare services and facilities in line with recognised childcare principles and guidelines and compatible human resource development objectives. We do this through facilitation, capacity building and the creation of an enabling environment.
Aims & Objectives
Aims
To contribute to meaningful enhancement and increases in Childcare supply and provision in Cork City
To contribute to enhancement of information base in relation to National Childcare Data
To establish networks and partnerships which progress the childcare agenda
To interact appropriately with Cork County Childcare Committee and other committees with a view to enhancing and promoting childcare in Ireland
To adopt complementary approach to other providers in the city to use resources to their optimum
To establish and maintain links with the appropriate city and county structures
To review and evaluate progress against stated objectives.
Organisation Objectives
To establish a credible childcare committee
To support the development of childcare in Cork City
To support the development of partnerships to develop childcare initiatives
To support the development of capacity of all childcare service providers
To support the involvement of all interested stakeholders in the future development of the childcare sector in Cork City.
WHAT IS A CITY/COUNTY CHILDCARE COMMITTEE (CCC)?
City/County Childcare Committees support and assist families and early learning and care and school age childcare providers with childcare matters at local county level. They are a Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration & Youth-funded support and are located nationwide.
The 30 CCCs were established in 2001 and coordinate the implementation of the national childcare policy and programmes at a local level on behalf of the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration & Youth.
A key role of the CCCs is to facilitate and support the development of quality, accessible early learning and care and school age childcare services for the overall benefit of children and their parents by taking a child-centered and partnership approach.
