 
General Childcare News
Strategic Plan and Gala Evening
On Friday November 30th, Meath County Childcare Committee launched their strategic plan 2008-2010. Cllr Nick Killian formally launched the plan. He stated that he looked forward to its implementation and congratulated Meath County Childcare Committee on their hard work. The plan focuses on the continuing development of services that best meet the individual needs of each of the areas in County Meath, from rural development of North Meath to large urban development of East Meath.
The Launch brought together all the childcare providers of Meath to celebrate their success of another year of working with children and their families.
Since its establishment in 2001, Meath County Childcare Committee has been instrumental in initiating training and support programmes to increase the quality and sustainability of childcare in the county. Childcare places in County Meath have grown over the past six years from 1,353 to 4,518.
This successful celebration acknowledged the hard work and dedication of all those working and contributing to the ongoing growth of quality childcare in Meath.
Click here to download a PDF of the Strategic Plan (852Kb)
Meath Intercultural Family Festival
Meath County Childcare Committee were delighted to participate with an information stand at the
fourth annual Meath Intercultural Family Festival held at Claremont Stadium on Saturday 11th July.
The event was organised by the Meath Local Sports Partnership, Cult�r, RAPID and Navan Citizens
Information. The festival was sponsored by Murphy Environmental and all monies raised on the day
went to the ISPCC Childline Online who were there to launch �teentext� in the Navan area.
(Their web site is www.childline.ie)
Soccer legend Paul McGrath along with the Mayor of Navan Councillor Christy Reilly performed the
opening ceremony and the festival was funded by the National Action Plan Against Racism (NPAR),
which is a joint initiative between the Department of justice and the Irish Sports Council.
The highlight of the day was the Five-A-Side Mini World Cup soccer tournament.
There were 25 information stands along with crafts, food stalls, and film shows.
A varied display from 100 participating performers included, Chinese Dragon Dancers, African Drummers,
Indian Punjab Dancers, Rappers, Gospel and Filipino Choirs, Hip Hop Dancers. A Ceil� was held in the main
hall where the very young to the old stepped it out.
There was plenty to entertain the children such as Archery, FAI skills Training, Hip Hop Classes,
Juggling, Karaoke, Story Telling, Face Painting, Balloon modelling, children�s races and Bouncy Castles.
For the 1,500 people who attended, the event proved an enjoyable day out for all the family.
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