As part of the Mid-Term Review of Nurturing Skills: The Workforce Plan for Early Learning and Care and School-Age Childcare 2022–2028, the Department is seeking to engage directly with the workforce through an online focus group.

We would greatly appreciate your support in sharing the link below with your contacts and networks across the Early Learning and Care and School-Age Childcare sector, including practitioners, educators, managers and childminders who may wish to participate.

Focus Group Details

* Date: Tuesday, 28 April

* Time: 7.00pm – 8.30pm

* Format: Online (Microsoft Teams)

The focus group provides an important opportunity for those working in the sector to:

* Share their professional experiences

* Reflect on progress to date

* Help inform priorities and actions for the next phase of the plan (2026–2028)

Participation is open to a wide mix of roles and backgrounds, and the session will take place online to support accessibility.

More information can be found here: https://www.nurturingskills.ie/news/educators-practitioners-wanted-nurturing-skills-the-workforce-plan-for-early-learning-and-care-and-school-age-childcare-2022-2028-focus-group/

Your assistance in circulating this information as widely as possible would be very valuable and will help ensure the review reflects the diversity of voices within the sector.

Thank you in advance for your support.

Kind regards,

Workforce Unit

Early Learning and Care and School-Age Childcare Division

Department of Children, Disability and Equality