‘Supporting the Attainment of Quality Standards in Childcare’

Vision  

That Early Childhood and After School service’s will meet high quality standards, with all children at the heart of policy and practice

Mission 

To promote quality standards in all Early Childhood and After School services and support service providers within the Border Counties and Meath to these standards

Equality Policy

The Border Counties Childcare Network is an Equal Opportunities Organisation. As such it is committed to Equality of Opportunity for existing and potential employees and all other individuals who come into contact with the BCCN. The purpose of this Policy is to create an organisation which provides Equal Opportunities to all staff, visitors, learners, childcare  providers and the children and parents attending such services, where their dignity is protected and respected at all times.

All persons regardless of Gender, Marital Status, Family status, Race, Religious beliefs, Sexual Orientation, Disability, Age or Member of the Travelling Community will be provided with equality of access to employment and services and also encouraged and assisted to achieve their potential.  We will continue to foster a genuine culture of Equality in line with the Vision & Mission statement of the Border Counties Childcare Network and appropriate legislation.

Aims

• Promote the needs and rights of all children in Early Childhood and After School services
• Promote the process of networking and partnership between all agencies impacting on children
• Support the development, delivery and accreditation of training for the Early Childhood and After School sector
• Provide a broad range of information for the sector to support the delivery of quality services
• Support the attainment of National Quality Standards (i.e. Siolta & Aistear)
• Identify and highlight the barriers and supports to the delivery of high quality services
• Inform and influence policy at local, regional and national levels
• To progress the delivery of innovative Early Childhood & After Schools projects
• Promote Cross Border collaboration within the Early Childhood and After School sector