Council Areas
- Derry/Londonderry
- Fermanagh
- Limavady
- Omagh
- Strabane
Staff Team
Maura Mason – Western Childcare Partnership Manager
Danielle Masson – Administrator
Anita Mason – Training Officer (Western & Northern Areas)
Claire Greer – Training Administrator (Western & Northern Areas)
Sheena Pierce – Programme for 2 Year Olds Support Specialist
Services / Description of Sector
- Strategic development of Sure Start Projects
- Allocation of funding, including capital funding, to Early Years sector
- Support to Early Years sector with training and quality and information
- Promoting of Childcare and Early Years provision to parents
Childcare Infrastructure
Providing training and support to Local:
- Childminders
- Creche Providers
- Early Years Providers
- DayCare/Childcare Providers
- After–schools Providers
The Childcare Partnerships also have responsibility for ensuring the appropriate planning and commissioning of Sure Start Services within their local areas.
Local Information – eg Early Years Fora, etc
Early Years Fora within the Western Area were incorporated into the Locality Planning Groups during 2009. Feedback from the Early Years Fora is facilitated by the Locality Planning Officers: Bronagh Donnelly (Norther – WCP Area) and Priscilla Magee (Southern-WCP Area).
Sure Start Projects
- Cherish Sure Start
- Dungiven Sure Start
- Edenballymore Sure Start
- Last Sure Start
- Little Hands Sure Start
- Rainbow Sure Start
- Shantallow Sure Start
- Strabane Sure Start
- Waterside Sure Start