Admissions Policy
In order to ensure a fair allocation of places and clear instruction to families, and other relevant agencies, this policy outlines the admissions procedure to Urlingford/ Johnstown community childcare centre.
Urlingford Community childcare caters for children between the ages 1 year and twelve years.
Johnstown Community childcare caters for children between the ages 2.5 year and twelve years.
In order to ensure a fair allocation of places and clear instruction to families, and other relevant agencies, this policy outlines the admissions procedure to Urlingford/ Johnstown community childcare centre.
Urlingford Community childcare caters for children between the ages 1 year and twelve years.
Johnstown Community childcare caters for children between the ages 2.5 year and twelve years.
- The parent/guardian fills out an application form and submits it to the centre. The parent/guardian may also add any extra information they deem necessary or a letter from another professional/agency supporting the application.
- The child is then placed on a waiting list until a recruitment meeting is held by the manager & supervisor to allocate places.
- The recruitment meeting is held annually to allocate places for the year. If places become available during the year we will hold additional recruitment meetings to fill these.
- Under the terms of our funding from the Department of Children and youth Affairs priority will be given to children who are eligible under the Community Childcare Subvention Scheme (CCS) . All other applicants will be placed on a waiting list based on a first come first serve basis.
- All successful applicants are then contacted. If a child is unsuccessful in attaining a place, he/she will be replaced on a waiting list for consideration if a suitable place becomes available during the year. Every year parents will be required to fill out a parent declaration for Community Childcare Subvention Scheme (CCS) or the Early Childhood Care and Education scheme (ECCE). These forms are highly confidential and will not be retained by the centre but sent to the Office of the Department of Children and youth Affairs for processing.
- If at any time, the Centre cannot meet a child’s needs, it reserves the right, in collaboration with the parents to seek additional supports and/or refer the child to a more suitable agency that will best meet his/her needs.
- The parent/guardian reserves the right, if unhappy with an outcome of a decision made, to appeal that decision, through the centre’s appeals procedure.