The organisation is funded through the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY) and acts as a local advice and support agency on provision of quality, accessible Early Learning and Care (ELC) and School Age Childcare (SAC) services for the overall benefit of children and their parents. We support our stakeholders in i) administration and compliance of national early education and childcare funding programmes, ii) supporting quality in line with national curriculum and quality frameworks and policy objectives iii) delivery and facilitation of continuous professional development training and iv) support to existing and development of new and potential ELC and SAC services.
We provide information support to parents with regards to i) sourcing local ELC and SAC services, ii) guidance on national childcare funding programmes and initiatives, iii) advice and support on quality aspects of early childhood care and education & school aged childcare and iv) signposting to relevant support services.
The organisations main objective is to support the development of quality, affordable and accessible childcare services that values and promotes participation of each child and family in Co. Wexford.
Our ethos is to pursue a consultative approach with all stakeholders in early childhood care and education and school aged childcare to achieve effective coordination of quality childcare services within the county.
Our actions are informed by i) the needs and rights of all children and their families, ii) partnership with and respect for all stakeholders in ELC and SAC provision, iii) professionalism in our approach to our work and role of support to our stakeholders and iv) implementing policy and National Childcare programmes locally on behalf government, mainly our funders the DCEDIY.
Wexford County Childcare Committee CLG is governed by a Board of Directors who complies with the Charities Governance Code.
For more information please visit our website www.wexfordchildcare.ie
