Donegal County Childcare Committee Ltd.

Useful Links

Border Counties Childcare Network www.bccn.ie

Billy bear’s playground offers print and play activities and on line number and word games. Downloadable pictures for colouring. www.billybear4kids.com

Centre for Early Childhood Development & Education www.cecde.ie

Childcare Directory www.childcare.ie

Childminding Ireland www.childminding-irl.com

Children in Hospital Ireland www.childreninhospital.ie

Community Workers Co-op (Donegal) www.cwc.ie

Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform www.justice.ie

Department of Health and Children www.dohc.ie

Family Friendly Work Policies www.familyfriendly.ie

FAS www.fas.ie

Family Action Letterkenny www.familyaction.ie

First Aid Plus www.firstaidplus.ie

Forbairt Naíonraí Teoranta www.naionrai.ie

Free craft ideas for children www.craftown.com

Free downloadable crafts for children www.allcrafts.net

GPC4Kids-Learn about travelling near, far, and around the world with travel tips and resources, activities, and fun facts. www.gpc4kids.com

Health Service Executive www.hse.ie

High Scope Ireland www.highscope.net

Harry Potter website www.harrypotter.warnerbros.co.uk

Inishowen Development Partnership www.inishowen.ie

IPPA – The Early Childhood Organisation www.ippa.ie

Irish Society for the Prevention of cruelty to children www.ispcc.ie

Internet safety leaflet-Barnardos have brought out a useful leaflet called “Barnardos Family Guide to the Internet” which is sponsored by Eircom. This leaflet is available to download free from the internet.www.barnardos.ie

Kidsown-Raising the status of children’s creative skills as writers and artists www.kidsown.ie

Kidsite-This is a great website for children as it has been screened by Kidsite staff. It includes links to Clifford the big red dog, Snoopy, Winnie the Pooh and the National Geographic colouring book site which is excellent for any projects on counties etc. www.kidsites.com

Lifestart Foundation www.lifestartfoundation.org

Nickelodeon website www.garfield.com

National Children’s Nurseries Association (NCNA) www.ncna.net

NIPPA – Childhood Care and Education Services www.nippa.org

National Voluntary Childcare Collaborative (NVCC) brings together the diverse range of expertise of these organisations to work towards the development of excellence in childcare services in Ireland. www.nvcc.ie

One Family (the National Association of Single Parent Families) www.onefamily.ie

Our Duty to Care-The principles of good practice for the protection of children and young people. Published by the Department of Health and Children. www.dohc.ie/publications

Office for the Minister for Children www.omc.gov.ie

Parents Information www.parentlink.ie

Playboard: Agency for Children’s Play in Northern Ireland www.playboard.org

Pobal www.pobal.ie

RedBranch: Health for Schools and Families www.red-branch.com

Childcare Business Development Network www.cbdn.ie