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Auburn Creche and Preschool is situated at 9 Auburn Heights, Athlone. The location of the creche is superb and is convenient to Athlone town centre, AIT, Ericssons, etc.

Preschool children in Mayo are getting tattooed as part of a new campaign to remind their parents about the importance of belting up.

Everyone is welcome to Rahoon Family Centre’s open day on Thursday April 17. Drop in and see the work of the pre- schoolers right through to the youth groups — on the day the centre will showcase their art and craft, cookery skills, project work, computer skills, and much more.

Castlebar Electoral Area candidate, Lisa Chambers, has demanded increased support for working families to help them to deal with spiralling childcare costs. The 2011 General Election candidate said: “Unless the issue of childcare costs is addressed, particularly for lower income families, we will see a much greater number of children being cared for through private arrangements. But private childcare is totally unregulated, with no qualifications needed, no inspections, and no specific standards required. We need to ensure that crèches and pre-schools, which are regulated, are affordable options for more families.”

A US based professor of childhood education, Dr Timothy Frawley, visited Grovelands Childcare in Athlone this week.

The harrowing and shocking scenes shown on RTÉ Primetime Investigates programme ‘A Breach of Trust’ on Tuesday night featuring a number of named childcare facilities repulsed and shocked the nation.

Early Childhood Ireland wrote to senators regarding Minister Joan Burton’s sick pay proposal ahead of Minister Richard Bruton’s address to the Seanad this week. It warned: “This flawed sick pay proposal would be fatal for jobs in the childcare sector if implemented, forcing half of Ireland’s crèches and preschools out of business and driving thousands of people onto the dole queue. Minister Richard Bruton must face up to the anti jobs nature of this dangerous proposal.”

The Children’s Language Development Preschool offers: Full assessment of your child’s language and functional skills, individualised educational plans (IEP’s) for all children, specifically tailored to your child’s needs.

Amberley Montessori, now 10 years in operation, offers a fun-filled environment which nurtures each child’s early learning and development.

Creative art sessions for parents and toddlers will take place on from 10.30am to noon on Saturday mornings at Artstart, Woodland Preschool Westport.